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Picnic on Paradise

by Joanna Russ · 1968

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Suspended in the jade depths of an ancient Earth sea. Chrono-hurled to a steep winter planet swept by an eerie future war. Middle-aged (at 26), tiger-tough (at 4'9"), walking a wild Universe on Time-long legs. This is the story of a woman named Alyx.

Genre
science fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thistime traveltime travelMore like thisLess of this
Themes
feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 152 pages

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