Crown of Stars (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Alice Hastings Bradley Sheldon
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Stories
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—New Wave
- Time of Work: Various, from the present to the unspecified near future
- Setting: Various locations on Earth, on other planets, and in Heaven and Hell
- Genres: Short fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Nature, Future, Other worlds, Religion, Hell, Heaven
- Locales: Hell, Earth, Heaven, Fictional planets
The Plot
Crown of Stars collects stories written by Alice Sheldon under both of her pseudonyms, James Tiptree, Jr., and the less frequently used Raccoona Sheldon. Although most of these stories first appeared in print in science-fiction magazines and anthologies between 1985 and 1988, “Last Night and Every Night” and “The Earth Doth Like a Snake Renew” are products of the 1970’s, and one story, “Come Live with Me,” appears in print for the first time.
“Yanqui Doodle” and “Morality Meat,” though published under different pseudonyms, are...
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