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In the Mothers' Land

Élisabeth Vonarburg

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#6193 of 8,085 books · #1470 in Science Fiction

Shortlisted for the Philip K. Dick Award (1993).

The action takes place several centuries after the events of Le Silence de la Cité. Large areas have been drowned by the rising sea and most of Europe is now a poisoned wasteland. Due to a genetic mutation, women now outnumber men by 70 to 1. The novel follows the life of Lisbeï, the daughter of the "mother" of the Betely community, in the province of Litale. Destined to succeed her she grows up with her sister and friend, Tula, her being barren prevents her from doing so. While exploring ruined tunnels she discovers documents which question everything her society thought it knew about its past.

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Publisher
Spectra
ISBN-13
9780553299625
Topics
Post-apocalyptic societyGender and matriarchyUncovering hidden history

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