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A science fiction work by [[Kate Wilhelm]], published in 1976. The book contains three closely linked novellas about a future United States destroyed by ecological catastrophe and sterility. The main characters retreat into a private enclave and maintain their population via cloning and forced breeding of the few fertile women. (See [[Margaret Atwood|Margaret Atwood's]] [[The Handmaid's Tale]] for a different take on this theme.) | A science fiction work by [[Kate Wilhelm]], published in [[1976]]. The book contains three closely linked novellas about a future United States destroyed by ecological catastrophe and sterility. The main characters retreat into a private enclave and maintain their population via cloning and forced breeding of the few fertile women. (See [[Margaret Atwood|Margaret Atwood's]] [[The Handmaid's Tale]] for a different take on this theme.) | ||
This book won the [[Hugo Award]] for best novel in [[1977]]. | |||
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Revision as of 14:20, 17 June 2006
A science fiction work by Kate Wilhelm, published in 1976. The book contains three closely linked novellas about a future United States destroyed by ecological catastrophe and sterility. The main characters retreat into a private enclave and maintain their population via cloning and forced breeding of the few fertile women. (See Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale for a different take on this theme.)
This book won the Hugo Award for best novel in 1977.
