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Motherlines

Published
Jun 1978
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Science Fiction Sci-Fi
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246
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After thirty years, Suzy McKee Charnas has completed her incomparable epic tale of men and women, slavery and freedom, power and human frailty.

It started with Walk to the End of the World, where Alldera the Messenger is a slave among the Fems, in thrall to men whose own power is waning.

It continued with Motherlines, where Alldera the Runner is a fugitive among the Riding Women, who live a tribal life of horse-thieving and storytelling, killing the few men who approach their boundaries.

The books that finish Alldera's story, The Furies and The Conqueror's Child, are now available. Once you start, you won't want to stop until you've read the last word of the last book.
Winner of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award

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Oct 1979 Berkley ISBN 0425041573
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Mar 1981 Berkley ISBN 0425050971
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First Edition Jun 1978 Putnam ISBN 0399121706
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Jun 1999 Tor ISBN B008BJ0GWE
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