Alyx

Alyx
species: Human
Thief, assassin
from The Adventures of Alyx
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Alyx is the eponymous protagonist of Joanna Russ' The Adventures of Alyx, a collection of stories.

She is a smart, tough woman, a thief and assassin, sensual, intelligent and not beautiful. With Alyx, Russ deliberately countered prevailing gender stereotypes in SF and in her own writing she has said that Alyx was a breakthrough for her.

Appearances

• "The Adventuress" (1967 short story; renamed "Bluestocking" in The Adventures of Alyx)
• "I Thought She Was Afeard Till She Stroked My Beard" (1967 short story; original title "I Gave Her Sack and Sherry")
• "The Barbarian" (1968 short story)
• "Picnic on Paradise" (1968 novel; also include in The Adventures of Alyx)
• "The Second Inquisition" (1970 short story)