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She is a smart, tough woman, a thief and assassin, sensual, intelligent and not beautiful. With Alyx, Russ deliberately countered prevailing gender stereotypes in SF and in her own writing she has said that Alyx was a breakthrough for her.<ref>{{fact}}</ref> | She is a smart, tough woman, a thief and assassin, sensual, intelligent and not beautiful. With Alyx, Russ deliberately countered prevailing gender stereotypes in SF and in her own writing she has said that Alyx was a breakthrough for her.<ref>{{fact}}</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | |||
* "[[The Adventuress]]" (1967 short story; renamed "Bluestocking" in ''[[The Adventures of Alyx]]'') | |||
* "I Thought She Was Afeard Till She Stroked My Beard" (1967 short story; original title "I Gave Her Sack and Sherry") | |||
* "The Barbarian" (1968 short story) | |||
* "[[Picnic on Paradise]]" (1968 novel; also include in ''The Adventures of Alyx'') | |||
* "[[The Second Inquisition]]" (1970 short story) | |||
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[[category:Joanna Russ]] | |||
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Alyx is the eponymous protagonist of Joanna Russ' The Adventures of Alyx, a collection of stories.
She is a smart, tough woman, a thief and assassin, sensual, intelligent and not beautiful. With Alyx, Russ deliberately countered prevailing gender stereotypes in SF and in her own writing she has said that Alyx was a breakthrough for her.[1]
Appearances
- "The Adventuress" (1967 short story; renamed "Bluestocking" in The Adventures of Alyx)
- "I Thought She Was Afeard Till She Stroked My Beard" (1967 short story; original title "I Gave Her Sack and Sherry")
- "The Barbarian" (1968 short story)
- "Picnic on Paradise" (1968 novel; also include in The Adventures of Alyx)
- "The Second Inquisition" (1970 short story)