New York: Bantam Spectra, 1987. Book. Illus. by Ralle;. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Paperback Printing. 471 pp. Personalized inscription by Pamela Sargent on the title page. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; aside from the author's inscription, no interior markings. In a post-nuclear future, women live in walled cities, controlling all technology. Men, considered incapable of complex intellectual functions, worship females as divine beings. Roaming the countryside in primitive bands, men approach cities only when summoned for purposes of procreation. At the story's center is a young woman, Birana, who is wrongly convicted of a crime and banished from her city. Birana's judges assume that her lack of strength and outdoor skills will condemn her to a quick death. She survives, however, and during her struggles meets a hunter, Arvil. Over time, Birana realizes Arvil is not a savage, and he discovers she is not a goddess. They fall in love, and together search for refuge from the all-powerful women, who fear the day when men no longer hold them in awe..

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Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 224350
Title: THE SHORE OF WOMEN
Author: Sargent, Pamela
Illustrator: Ralle;
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Edition: First Paperback Printing
ISBN 10: 0553268546
ISBN 13: 9780553268546
Publisher: Bantam Spectra
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1987
Keywords: speculative fiction; new wave; fantasy; future history; space opera; aliens; invasion; sf; rocket; robot; cyber; cybernetics; thriller; exploration; first contact; solar system; galaxy; parallel universe; time travel;

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