Walk to the End of the World - Revision history

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	'''''Walk to the End of the World''''' is a novel by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]], originally published in [[1974]]. It is the first book in the [[The Holdfast Chronicles\|Holdfast Chronicles]]. Set in a horrifically misogynist future where all women are enslaved (and known as "fems"), the book tells the story of Servan d'Layo, Eykar Bek, Captain Kelmz, and Alldera the Runner, travellingtogether across the blighted landscape of the Holdfast on Bek's patricidal quest.		'''''Walk to the End of the World''''' is a novel by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]], originally published in [[1974]]. It is the first book in the [[The Holdfast Chronicles\|Holdfast Chronicles]]. Set in a horrifically misogynist future where all women are enslaved (and known as "fems"), the book tells the story of Servan d'Layo, Eykar Bek, Captain Kelmz, and Alldera the Runner, travellingtogether across the blighted landscape of the Holdfast on Bek's patricidal quest.

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	==Editions and translations==		==Editions and translations==
	* 1974, ~~first edition~~ (Ballantine/~~del~~ Rey)		* Feb 1974, New York: Ballantine/Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-23788-9. (paperback) cover by Gene Szafran
	* 1978, reprint paperback coincident with publication of ''[[Motherlines]]'' (Putnam/Berkley)		* May 1977, New York: Ballantine/Del Rey, ISBN 0-345-25661-1. (paperback) cover by Gene Szafran
	* ~~1979~~, ~~Gollancz~~		* Oct 1978, New York: Putnam/Berkley, ISBN 0-425-04239-1. (reprint paperback coincident with publication of ''[[Motherlines]]'') cover by Doug Beekman
	* 1990, included in ''Radical Utopias'' from the Quality Paperback Book Club (with ''[[The Female Man]]'' by [[Joanna Russ]] and ''[[Triton]]'' by [[Samuel R. Delany]]		* Aug 1979, London: Gollancz, ISBN 0-575-02707-X. (hardcover)
	* ~~1999~~, ~~republished~~ with ''[[Motherlines]]'' as ''~~The Slave and the Free~~'' ~~(Tor~~)		* Oct 1979, New York: Putnam/Berkley, ISBN 0-425-04239-1. (paperback)
			* Oct 1981, London: Coronet, ISBN 0-340-26788-7. (paperback)
	* ~~? year~~: ~~German~~ / ~~deutsch~~ ''~~Tochter der Apokalypse~~''		* 1983, München, Germany: Droemer/Knauer verlag, ISBN 34-2605-770-0. (German edition, translated by Thomas Ziegler as '''''Tochter der Apokalypse''''')
			* Aug 1989, London: [[The Women's Press]], ISBN 0-7043-4154-9. (Trade paperback, Omninbus together with [[Motherlines]] as '''Walk to the End of the World and Motherlines''') cover by Barbara Lofthouse
			* 1990, included in '''''Radical Utopias''''' from the Quality Paperback Book Club (with ''[[The Female Man]]'' by [[Joanna Russ]] and ''[[Triton]]'' by [[Samuel R. Delany]] (trade paperback) cover by Donald David
			* Apr 1995, London: [[The Women's Press]], ISBN 0-7043-4154-9. (Trade paperback, Omninbus together with [[Motherlines]] as '''Walk to the End of the World and Motherlines''') cover by Bobbie Russon
			* May 1999, New York: Tor Books/Orb Books, ISBN 0-312-86912-6 (trade paperback, Omnibus together with [[Motherlines]] as '''The Slave and the Free''') cover by Jon Sullivan


	[[Category:1974 publications]]		[[Category:1974 publications]]

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	'''Walk to the End of the World''' is a novel by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]], originally published in [[1974]]. It is the first book in the [[The Holdfast Chronicles\|Holdfast Chronicles]]. Set in a horrifically misogynist future where all women are enslaved (and known as "fems"), the book tells the story of Servan d'Layo, Eykar Bek, Captain Kelmz, and Alldera the Runner, travellingtogether across the blighted landscape of the Holdfast on Bek's patricidal quest.		'''''Walk to the End of the World''''' is a novel by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]], originally published in [[1974]]. It is the first book in the [[The Holdfast Chronicles\|Holdfast Chronicles]]. Set in a horrifically misogynist future where all women are enslaved (and known as "fems"), the book tells the story of Servan d'Layo, Eykar Bek, Captain Kelmz, and Alldera the Runner, travellingtogether across the blighted landscape of the Holdfast on Bek's patricidal quest.

	The first four sections of the book cycle through the limited third person points of view of each main character, making clear how very different their perspectives are. When we at last reach the fem's section, the book is turned upside down. Like all enslaved people, the fem is much more aware of her masters' reality than they are of hers, and the utter depravity of Holdfast life is laid bare for the reader.		The first four sections of the book cycle through the limited third person points of view of each main character, making clear how very different their perspectives are. When we at last reach the fem's section, the book is turned upside down. Like all enslaved people, the fem is much more aware of her masters' reality than they are of hers, and the utter depravity of Holdfast life is laid bare for the reader.

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	'''Walk to the End of the World''' is a novel by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]], originally published in [[1974]]. It is the first book in the [[The Holdfast Chronicles\|Holdfast Chronicles]]. Set in a horrifically misogynist future where all women are enslaved (and known as "fems"), the book tells the story of Servan d'Layo, Eykar Bek, Captain ~~___~~, and Alldera the Runner, travellingtogether across the blighted landscape of the Holdfast on Bek's patricidal quest.		'''Walk to the End of the World''' is a novel by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]], originally published in [[1974]]. It is the first book in the [[The Holdfast Chronicles\|Holdfast Chronicles]]. Set in a horrifically misogynist future where all women are enslaved (and known as "fems"), the book tells the story of Servan d'Layo, Eykar Bek, Captain Kelmz, and Alldera the Runner, travellingtogether across the blighted landscape of the Holdfast on Bek's patricidal quest.

	The first four sections of the book cycle through the limited third person points of view of each main character, making clear how very different their perspectives are. When we at last reach the fem's section, the book is turned upside down. Like all enslaved people, the fem is much more aware of her masters' reality than they are of hers, and the utter depravity of Holdfast life is laid bare for the reader.		The first four sections of the book cycle through the limited third person points of view of each main character, making clear how very different their perspectives are. When we at last reach the fem's section, the book is turned upside down. Like all enslaved people, the fem is much more aware of her masters' reality than they are of hers, and the utter depravity of Holdfast life is laid bare for the reader.

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	'''Walk to the End of the World''' is a novel by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]] ~~that was~~ originally published in [[1974]]. It is the first book in the [[The Holdfast Chronicles\|Holdfast Chronicles]]. ~~It tells the story of three men and~~ a ~~woman~~ (~~called~~ "~~fem~~" ~~in this horrifically mysogynist future~~) ~~who travel together across the blighted landscape of the Holdfast on a patricidal quest. The first four sections of~~ the book ~~cycle through~~ the ~~limited third person points~~ of ~~view of each main character~~, ~~making clear how very different their perspectives are. When we at last reach the fem's section~~, the ~~book is turned upside down. Like all enslaved people~~, the ~~fem is much more aware of her masters' reality than they are~~ of ~~hers, and~~ the ~~utter depravity of~~ Holdfast ~~life is laid bare for the reader~~.		'''Walk to the End of the World''' is a novel by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]], originally published in [[1974]]. It is the first book in the [[The Holdfast Chronicles\|Holdfast Chronicles]]. Set in a horrifically misogynist future where all women are enslaved (and known as "fems"), the book tells the story of Servan d'Layo, Eykar Bek, Captain ___, and Alldera the Runner, travellingtogether across the blighted landscape of the Holdfast on Bek's patricidal quest.

	This and the other books in the Holdfast Chronicles are crucial feminist science fiction texts. ''Walk to the End of the World'' ~~was~~ one of the winners of the Retrospective [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award\|Tiptree Award]] in [[1996]].		The first four sections of the book cycle through the limited third person points of view of each main character, making clear how very different their perspectives are. When we at last reach the fem's section, the book is turned upside down. Like all enslaved people, the fem is much more aware of her masters' reality than they are of hers, and the utter depravity of Holdfast life is laid bare for the reader.

			This and the other books in the Holdfast Chronicles are crucial feminist science fiction texts. ''Walk to the End of the World'' and ''Motherlines'' were (together) one of the three winners of the Retrospective [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award\|Tiptree Award]] in [[1996]].

	==Editions and translations==		==Editions and translations==
	* 1974		* 1974, first edition (Ballantine/del Rey)
			* 1978, reprint paperback coincident with publication of ''[[Motherlines]]'' (Putnam/Berkley)
			* 1979, Gollancz
			* 1990, included in ''Radical Utopias'' from the Quality Paperback Book Club (with ''[[The Female Man]]'' by [[Joanna Russ]] and ''[[Triton]]'' by [[Samuel R. Delany]]
			* 1999, republished with ''[[Motherlines]]'' as ''The Slave and the Free'' (Tor)

	* ? year: German / deutsch ''Tochter der Apokalypse''		* ? year: German / deutsch ''Tochter der Apokalypse''

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	==Editions and translations==		==Editions and translations==
	* German / deutsch ''Tochter der Apokalypse''		* 1974
			* ? year: German / deutsch ''Tochter der Apokalypse''

	[[Category:1974 publications]]		[[Category:1974 publications]]

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2007-03-10T20:32:00Z

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	[[Category:Dystopian fiction]]		[[Category:Dystopian fiction]]
	[[Category:Novels]]		[[Category:Novels]]
	[[Category:Tiptree Award winning works]]		[[Category:Tiptree Award winning works]]
	[[Category:Works of ~~Science Fiction~~]]		[[Category:Works of science fiction]]

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	'''Walk to the End of the World''' is a novel by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]] that was originally published in [[1974]]. It is the first book in the [[The Holdfast Chronicles\|Holdfast Chronicles]]. It tells the story of three men and a woman (called "fem" in this horrifically mysogynist future) who travel together across the blighted landscape of the Holdfast on a patricidal quest. The first four sections of the book cycle through the limited third person points of view of each main character, making clear how very different their perspectives are. When we at last reach the fem's section, the book is turned upside down. Like all enslaved people, ~~she~~ is much more aware of her masters' reality than they are of hers, and the utter depravity of Holdfast life is laid bare for the reader.		'''Walk to the End of the World''' is a novel by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]] that was originally published in [[1974]]. It is the first book in the [[The Holdfast Chronicles\|Holdfast Chronicles]]. It tells the story of three men and a woman (called "fem" in this horrifically mysogynist future) who travel together across the blighted landscape of the Holdfast on a patricidal quest. The first four sections of the book cycle through the limited third person points of view of each main character, making clear how very different their perspectives are. When we at last reach the fem's section, the book is turned upside down. Like all enslaved people, the fem is much more aware of her masters' reality than they are of hers, and the utter depravity of Holdfast life is laid bare for the reader.

	This and the other books in the Holdfast Chronicles are crucial feminist science fiction texts. ''Walk to the End of the World'' was one of the winners of the Retrospective [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award\|Tiptree Award]] in [[1996]].		This and the other books in the Holdfast Chronicles are crucial feminist science fiction texts. ''Walk to the End of the World'' was one of the winners of the Retrospective [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award\|Tiptree Award]] in [[1996]].

	[[~~category~~:1974 Publications]] [[~~category~~:Dystopian Novels]] [[~~category~~:Tiptree Award winning works]] [[~~category~~:Works of Science Fiction]]		==Editions and translations==
			* German / deutsch ''Tochter der Apokalypse''

			[[Category:1974 Publications]]
			[[Category:Dystopian Novels]]
			[[Category:Tiptree Award winning works]]
			[[Category:Works of Science Fiction]]