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A Door Into Ocean - (Elysium Cycle) by Joan Slonczewski (Paperback) - 1 of 1

A Door Into Ocean - (Elysium Cycle) by Joan Slonczewski (Paperback)

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  • Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean is the novel upon which the author's reputation as an important SF writer principally rests.
  • About the Author: Joan Slonczewski lives in Gambier, Ohio and teaches biology at Kenyon College.
  • 416 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Science Fiction
  • Series Name: Elysium Cycle

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Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean is the novel upon which the author's reputation as an important SF writer principally rests.

A ground-breaking work both of feminist SF and of world-building hard SF, it concerns the Sharers of Shora, a nation of women on a distant moon in the far future who are pacifists, highly advanced in biological sciences, and who reproduce by parthenogenesis--there are no males--and tells of the conflicts that erupt when a neighboring civilization decides to develop their ocean world, and send in an army.



About the Author



Joan Slonczewski lives in Gambier, Ohio and teaches biology at Kenyon College.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.57 Inches (H) x 5.48 Inches (W) x 1.05 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.15 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 416
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Science Fiction
Series Title: Elysium Cycle
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Theme: Genetic Engineering
Format: Paperback
Author: Joan Slonczewski
Language: English
Street Date: October 13, 2000
TCIN: 90809783
UPC: 9780312876524
Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-0511
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 1.15 pounds
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Q: What unique reproductive method is portrayed in the book?

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  • A: The Sharers reproduce through parthenogenesis, meaning there are no males in their society.

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Q: Who is the author of this science fiction novel?

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  • A: The author of the novel is Joan Slonczewski, a prominent science fiction writer.

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