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After an accident destroys their starship and leaves them stranded on an uncharted but apparently hospitable planet - crewless, with few supplies and without tools - the five female and three male passengers debate how to survive.

Penguin reissues a work of classic feminist science fiction from the revolutionary author of The Female Man - with a new introduction by Naomi Alderman and Hari Kunzru

After an accident destroys their starship and leaves them stranded on an uncharted but apparently hospitable planet – crewless, with few supplies and without tools – the five female and three male passengers debate how to survive. When it is decided that it is their human duty to colonize and populate their new home, one woman resists. But on an alien world where survival dictates conformity, her rebellion is seen as the worst kind of betrayal . . .

Joanna Russ offers an electrifying, original and unflinching exploration of individual freedom, power, and the reality of living in the 'hostile environment'.

'Provocative, uncompromising, brave' Guardian

'This is an important book. Read it afresh and let it speak to you' The New York Times

'Elegant and electric' Samuel R. Delany