A Woman of the Iron People
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| Cover of 1991 William Morrow edition | |
| Author | Eleanor Arnason |
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| Cover artist | Gary Ruddell |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | William Morrow & Co. |
| Released | April 1991 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback); eBook (Kindle) |
| Pages | 525 pp |
| ISBN | 0-688-10375-8 |
A Woman of the Iron People is a 1991 novel by Eleanor Arnason. This book won the first Tiptree Award in 1991, along with Gwyneth Jones's White Queen.
Plot
It chronicles the exploratory mission of a spacefaring crew of humans from Earth as they make contact with the furred people of another planet. These people do not seem to be the hwarhath, from Arnason's next book Ring of Swords. However, like the hwarhath, their society is segregated by sex (see separatism), the women living in towns and maintaining social structure while the men live in the wilds. The woman of the title, Nia, is an exception. Her role as a travelling outcast provides a critical perspective on the cultures of the planet as well as those of the visiting humans.
Editions
- Apr 1991, William Morrow & Co., ISBN 0-688-10375-8. (hardcover] Cover art by Garry Ruddell
- Aug 1991, William Morrow/Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC), #18549. (hardcover] Cover art by Garry Ruddell
- Dec 1991, e-reads.com, ISBN 0-7592-2416-1. (paperback)
- Feb 2004, e-Reads Ltd. (Kindle)
- Jul 2010, e-Reads Ltd. (Kindle)
Translations
- 2005, Barcelona, Spain: Ediciones B, ISBN 8466621431. (Translated into the Spanish by Rafael Marín as Una mujer del Pueblo de Hierro, hardcover)
The book has also been published in two parts in paperback format; In the Light of Sigma Draconis and Changing Women