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'''The Conqueror's Child''' is the fourth, and last, book in the [[The Holdfast Chronicles|Holdfast Chronicles]] by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]]. In it, [[Alldera]]'s daughter [[Sorrel]] travels to the Holdfast with a young boy (a child of rape) who has been ejected by the [[Riding Women]]. There she finds a society still reforming in the wake of [[Sex Wars|war]] between men and [[Free Fems]]. | '''''The Conqueror's Child''''' is the fourth, and last, book in the [[The Holdfast Chronicles|Holdfast Chronicles]] by [[Suzy McKee Charnas]]. In it, [[Alldera]]'s daughter [[Sorrel]] travels to the Holdfast with a young boy (a child of rape) who has been ejected by the [[Riding Women]]. There she finds a society still reforming in the wake of [[Sex Wars|war]] between men and [[Free Fems]]. | ||
This novel won the [[1999]] [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award|Tiptree Award]]. | This novel won the [[1999]] [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award|Tiptree Award]]. | ||
==Editions== | ==Editions== | ||
* 1999: Tor, ISBN 0-312-85719-5 | * Jun 1999: New York: Tor Books, ISBN 0-312-85719-5. (hardcover) cover by Dominic D'Andrea | ||
* Aug 2000: New York: Tor Books, ISBN 0-312-86946-0. (trade paperback) cover by Dominic D'Andrea | |||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
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[[Category:Works featuring queer characters]] | [[Category:Works featuring queer characters]] | ||
[[Category:Works with sex wars]] | [[Category:Works with sex wars]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:33, 7 April 2011
The Conqueror's Child is the fourth, and last, book in the Holdfast Chronicles by Suzy McKee Charnas. In it, Alldera's daughter Sorrel travels to the Holdfast with a young boy (a child of rape) who has been ejected by the Riding Women. There she finds a society still reforming in the wake of war between men and Free Fems.
This novel won the 1999 Tiptree Award.
Editions
- Jun 1999: New York: Tor Books, ISBN 0-312-85719-5. (hardcover) cover by Dominic D'Andrea
- Aug 2000: New York: Tor Books, ISBN 0-312-86946-0. (trade paperback) cover by Dominic D'Andrea
Further reading
- Book discussion group on feministSF mailing list (Feb. 2001)
- "Suzy McKee Charnas's The Conqueror's Child by L. Timmel Duchamp"
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