LESBIAN SCIENCE FICTION

'Lesbian science fiction' is a subgenre of science fiction, in which the protagonist is likely to be a lesbian. Some lesbian science fiction is targeted specifically to a lesbian audience, published by small feminist or lesbian presses such as Naiad Press (defunct) and Bella Books. Examples would include the works of Diana Rivers or Katherine V. Forrest.
Works may also be categorized as "lesbian science fiction" if of particular lesbian interest, in subject, theme, characters, or lesbian eroticism. Examples include works by mainstream science fiction writers Ursula K. Le Guin, Nicola Griffith, or Melissa Scott.

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Examples

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Examples

★ ''The Female Man'', by Joanna Russ

★ ''The Maerlande Chronicles'' (aka ''In the Mothers' Land''), by Élisabeth Vonarburg

★ ''Trouble and Her Friends'', by Melissa Scott

★ ''Ammonite'', by Nicola Griffith

★ ''Slow River'', by Nicola Griffith

★ ''The Fortunate Fall'', by Raphael Carter

★ ''Gormglaith'', by Heidi Wyss [1]

★ ''Doc and Fluff'', by Pat Califia

★ ''A Door into Ocean'' by Joan Slonczewski

★ ''The Telling'', by Ursula K. Le Guin

★ ''Messiah Node'', by Lyda Morehouse

★ ''The Child Garden'',by Geoff Ryman (features a lesbian protagonist)

★ Marion Zimmer Bradley's Renunciate series

★ Jane Fletcher's Celano series

★ Gun Brooke's Supreme Constellations series

★ Cate Culpepper's Tristaine series

★ Therese Szymanski's Call of the Dark Anthology

★ Karin Kallmaker, Barbara Johnson, Julia Watts and Therese Szymanski's New Exploits books, including and

★ Katherine V. Forrest's ''Daughters of A Coral Dawn'' and sequelae

★ Diana River's Hadra Series

★ Geoffrey A. Landis's story "Across the Darkness," in which the crew of the first interstellar expedition is a team of lesbians.

★ Laurie J. Marks' ''Fire Logic'' and sequels

★ Meghan O'Brien's ''The Three''

★ Pam Keesey's ''Daughters of Darkness'' (lesbian vampire stories) and Dark Angels

★ John Varley's Gaea trilogy

See also

★ Slash fiction

★ Femslash

★ James Tiptree, Jr. Award

★ Gay science fiction

★ Women in science fiction

External links

★ Lesbian Science Fiction

★ GLBT Fantasy Fiction Resources

★ feminist science fiction wiki

★ Golden Crown Literary Society An organization of publishers, distributors, authors, and readers of lesbian fiction.

★ Feminist SFF & Utopia: Dyke Protagonists

★ Gaylactic Spectrum Awards

★ Books To Watch Out For publishes monthly e-letters celebrating books on various topics. Each issue includes new book announcements, brief reviews, commentary, news and, yes, good book gossip. The Lesbian Edition, covers both lesbian books and the whole range of books lesbians like to read. Subscription required.

★ GLBTQ - Novel: Lesbian

★ GLBTQ - American Literature: Lesbian, Post-Stonewall

★ QueerTheory - Contemporary Lesbian Writers of the USA