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Blood in the Fruit: Book Four of the Marq'ssan Cycle.(Brief article)(Book review)

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| November 26, 2007 | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Blood in the Fruit: Book Four of the Marq'ssan Cycle L. TIMMEL DUCHAMP. Aqueduct (www.aqueductpress.com), $19 paper (568p) ISBN 978-1-933500-15-7

Originally written in the mid-'80s and revised in 1996, this fourth installment of the idea-packed near-future dystopian Marq'ssan Cycle (after 2007's Tsunami) echoes classic feminist anxieties about humanity's future. It also demands a hefty knowledge of the previous works in the cycle. First, the violence-hating alien Marq'ssan shut down Earth's technology, asking specifically for women to represent the various nations. Then the …

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