The Conqueror's Child
The Conqueror's Child is a 1999 novel by Suzy McKee Charnas. It is the fourth, and last, book in the Holdfast Chronicles. 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 book won the Tiptree Award for 1999.
Further reading
- Book discussion group on feministSF mailing list (Feb. 2001)
Publications
- 1999: Tor, ISBN 0-312-85719-5