Glory Season (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: David Brin
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—utopia
- Time of Work: The distant future, on another world
- Setting: The planet Stratos
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Utopian fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Future, Other worlds, Feminism, Women, Bioengineering or biotechnology, Clones or cloning
- Locales: Fictional planets
The Plot
Glory Season, set on the colonized world of Stratos, explores how humans might attempt to create a feminist utopia. Genetic engineering has helped to create a pastoral society of female clones. Parthenogenic reproduction, taking place in Stratoss winter season, produces female clones genetically identical to the birth mother. These genetically identical women form family clans, with the clans that trace back to the founding mothers generally being the largest and most influential. Unfortunately for the Founder’s plans, men are needed to “spark” the...
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