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==Thoughtful, serious examinations of slavery==
==Thoughtful, serious examinations of slavery==
* Burdekin, Katharine. Swastika Night (in a far-future Nazi regime, women are literally enslaved and used as breeding chattel)
* [[Katharine Burdekin]]. Swastika Night (in a far-future Nazi regime, women are literally enslaved and used as breeding chattel)
* Butler, Octavia. Kindred (1979) (classic; woman travels back in time to her African-American slave ancestor)
* [[Octavia Butler]]. Kindred (1979) (classic; woman travels back in time to her African-American slave ancestor)
* Others of Butler's works deal with the questions of freedom and enslavement. For instance, the Xenogenesis trilogy.
* Others of Butler's works deal with the questions of freedom and enslavement. For instance, the Xenogenesis trilogy.
* Charnas, Suzy McKee. Walk to the End of the World (in a post-apocalyptic North America, women are literally enslaved; interesting treatment because of the discussion of how people become enslaved, and how slaves work together)
* [[Suzy McKee Charnas]]. Walk to the End of the World (in a post-apocalyptic North America, women are literally enslaved; interesting treatment because of the discussion of how people become enslaved, and how slaves work together)
* Cherryh, C. J. Cyteen [Artificially designed people, or "azi's," are not technically slaves; they are considered more a sort of industrial property or intellectual property. But their legal status is clearly that of property.]
* [[C. J. Cherryh]] Cyteen [Artificially designed people, or "azi's," are not technically slaves; they are considered more a sort of industrial property or intellectual property. But their legal status is clearly that of property.]
* Emshwiller, Carol. The Mount (2002)
* [[Carol Emshwiller]]. The Mount (2002)
* Kritzer, Naomi. Freedom's Gate (2004) and sequels.
* [[Naomi Kritzer]]. Freedom's Gate (2004) and sequels.
* Le Guin, Ursula K. Four Ways to Forgiveness (four stories about a world in which one race enslaves another; serious & well-written exploration of slavery)
* [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] Four Ways to Forgiveness (four stories about a world in which one race enslaves another; serious & well-written exploration of slavery)
* Lynn, Elizabeth. The Sardonyx Net (1981)
* [[Elizabeth A. Lynn]]. The Sardonyx Net (1981 novel)
* [[John Sayles]], "[[The Brother from Another Planet]]" (1984 film)
* [[Walter Mosley]], ''[[47 (novel)|47]]'' (2005 novel)


==Other SF with Slavery==
==Other SF with Slavery==

Revision as of 20:00, 5 May 2007

Explorations of literal slavery, either as practiced historically on Earth, or other types of slavery.

Thoughtful, serious examinations of slavery

  • Katharine Burdekin. Swastika Night (in a far-future Nazi regime, women are literally enslaved and used as breeding chattel)
  • Octavia Butler. Kindred (1979) (classic; woman travels back in time to her African-American slave ancestor)
  • Others of Butler's works deal with the questions of freedom and enslavement. For instance, the Xenogenesis trilogy.
  • Suzy McKee Charnas. Walk to the End of the World (in a post-apocalyptic North America, women are literally enslaved; interesting treatment because of the discussion of how people become enslaved, and how slaves work together)
  • C. J. Cherryh Cyteen [Artificially designed people, or "azi's," are not technically slaves; they are considered more a sort of industrial property or intellectual property. But their legal status is clearly that of property.]
  • Carol Emshwiller. The Mount (2002)
  • Naomi Kritzer. Freedom's Gate (2004) and sequels.
  • Ursula K. Le Guin Four Ways to Forgiveness (four stories about a world in which one race enslaves another; serious & well-written exploration of slavery)
  • Elizabeth A. Lynn. The Sardonyx Net (1981 novel)
  • John Sayles, "The Brother from Another Planet" (1984 film)
  • Walter Mosley, 47 (2005 novel)

Other SF with Slavery

(slavery used as a plot device but not necessarily examined culturally; not necessarily trashy)

  • Jacqueline Carey. Kushiel's Dart (2001) [people are in bond until they earn their "mark"; more "indentured servitude", time-limited slavery]
  • Jo Clayton. Irsud
  • Lee Crittenden. "Anthem" in Sexcrime: An Anthology of Subversive Erotica edited by Cecilia Tan (Circlet Press: 2000) (slave clones discover sororal sapphic sex)
  • Phyllis Gotlieb. Flesh and Gold
  • Robert A. Heinlein Citizen of the Galaxy
  • Frances Lucas. Cathy IV (1992). (A naive young lesbian is shipwrecked on another planet, and becomes embroiled in their slave economy, when she falls in love with a slave/robot.)
  • Matthews, Susan. The Jurisdiction Universe series featuring Andrej Kosciusko; the universe is full of "bond-servants", a punitive version of indentured servitude.
  • John Norman. Gor series. (Distinctly & specifically anti-feminist fantasy in which women are sex-slaves to men.)
  • Severna Park. Speaking Dreams (Firebrand, 1992) (good writing - lesbians in a universe with slaves fighting the odds to be together)
  • --. Hand of Prophecy (set in same universe as Speaking Dreams)
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