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Women of Wonder: The Contemporary Years

December 21, 2023

Women of Wonder, the Contemporary Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s is an anthology of short stories, novelettes, and novellas edited by Pamela Sargent. It was published in 1995,[1] along a companion volume, Women of Wonder, The Classic Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s.[2]

Women of Wonder: The Contemporary Years
Women of Wonder: The Contemporary Years cover
AuthorPamela Sargent
LanguageEnglish
SeriesWomen of Wonder series
GenreScience fiction
PublisherHarcourt Brace
Publication date
1995
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages420 pp
ISBN978-0-15-600033-8

The collection presents twenty-one works by female science fiction authors written from 1978 to 1993, after the publication of the 1970s anthology series Women of Wonder, More Women of Wonder, and The New Women of Wonder.

The Women of Wonder anthologies were one of the first science fiction collections to focus on women in science fiction both as authors and as varied and complex characters.[3][4]

Contents edit

Reception edit

The socio-historical context surrounding the publication of The Contemporary Years and The Classic Years can be ascertained from the concluding comment by the reviewer from Publishers Weekly: "[i]t's important to point out that one doesn't need to be a woman to enjoy these books--they should be essential reading for any serious SF fan."[5]

Meanwhile, Kirkus Reviews summed the work of both volumes as "[t]op-notch tales, splendidly illuminated by Sargent's pointed and informative introductions"[6] and reviewer Sally Estes extoled the editorial work of Pamela Sargent:

What makes the two volumes so fine is not only their sheer variety of stories, writing styles, and themes, but also Sargent's perceptive introduction to each anthology (together, these essays provide a canny overview of women in science fiction) and each book's extensive lists of novels, collections, anthologies, and short fiction for further reading. A veritable feast for sf fans.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ Women of Wonder: The Classic Years title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  2. ^ Nicoll, James Davis (2019-04-18). "A Brief History of Pamela Sargent's Women of Wonder Anthologies". Tor.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  3. ^ Clute, John. "Sargent, Pamela." The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Eds. John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls and Graham Sleight. Gollancz, 25 Oct. 2021. Web. 4 Dec. 2021. https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sargent_pamela .
  4. ^ Tuttle, Lisa. "Women in SF." The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Eds. John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls and Graham Sleight. Gollancz, 31 Aug. 2018. Web. 4 Dec. 2021. https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/women_in_sf .
  5. ^ "Women of Wonder, the Contemporary Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s." Publishers Weekly. 3 July 1995.
  6. ^ WOMEN OF WONDER, THE CLASSIC YEARS | Kirkus Reviews. May 15, 1995.
  7. ^ Estes, Sally. "Women of Wonder: The Classic Years - Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s." Booklist, vol. 91, no. 22, Aug. 1995, p. 1933A.

Further reading edit

James Nicoll. "Sequel to return to SF about women, by women." James Nicoll Reviews. 28 Mar, 2015.

External links edit

December 21, 2023
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