Sheri S. Tepper è stata una prolifica autrice americana, particolarmente nota per il suo orientamento femminista ed ecofemminista nella fantascienza. Le sue opere approfondiscono frequentemente temi sociali e ambientali di grande impatto, esplorando le intricate relazioni tra l'umanità e il mondo naturale. Tepper eccelleva nel creare narrazioni profonde che sfidano le norme consolidate e offrono visioni audaci del futuro. La sua voce unica e la sua profondità intellettuale la rendono una figura di spicco del genere.
The author of The Gate to Women's Country and Grass weaves a moving story of one man's coming to accept his role in a far future universe, providing a brilliant exploration of relations between the sexes, the value of religion, and marnkind's place in the universe.
Classic fantasy from the amazing Sheri S. Tepper. Women rule in Women's Country. Women live apart from men, sheltering the remains of civilization. They have cut themselves off with walls and by ordinance from marauding males. Waging war is all men are good for. Men are allowed to fight their barbaric battles amongst themselves, garrison against garrison. For the sake of his pride, each boy child ritualistically rejects his mother when he comes of age to be a warrior. But all the secrets of civilization are strictly the possession of women. Naturally, there are men who want to know what the women know! And when Stavia meets Chernon, the battle of the sexes begins all over again. Foolishly, she provides books for Chernon to read. Before long, Chernon is hatching a plan of revenge against women!