Female assassins in SF
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Assassins, however unlikely an actual profession,[1] frequently show up in fantasy and SF. Many assassins have been female, one of the few occupations in SF to possibly achieve gender parity, based purely on anecdotal review of the literature.[2]
Assassins
- Jessica Sanders (alt. personality of Niki Sanders)
- Lady Shiva (DC Universe)
- Cheshire (DC Universe)
List of works featuring female assassins
- Deborah Christian. Mainline (1997)
- Jane Gaskell. The Serpent (1963)
- Tanya Huff. Fifth Quarter etc.
- Alastair Reynolds. Relevation Space: Ana Khouri
- Joanna Russ. The Adventures of Alyx
- Jack Yeovil. Drachenfels: Erzbet Wegener
- R. A. MacAvoy. Lens of the World series[3]
- Blind assassin in "Blind Date", Angel (TV series) episode 1x21 (2000)
- Elektra in the 2005 movie Elektra
- Gunslinger Girl an anime/manga series of young girls trained as assassins
Notes
- ↑ Didn't one of our great fsf writers -- Elizabeth Lynn, maybe? -- say that professional assassins were unlikely & she never did them?
- ↑ Yes, and we should review more titles to get a sense. If there are disproportionate numbers of female assassins -- disproportionate to female anything elsewhere in SF -- then it would be interesting to think about why. Because they're sneaky? Because they are deadly and exotic?
- ↑ (I think Arlin was an assassin? I'll check.)--Liz Henry 13:07, 16 December 2006 (PST)