The Country You Have Never Seen: Essays & Reviews

In 1959, aged 22, Joanna Russ published her 1st sf story, "Nor Custom Stale," in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. In the 45 years since, Russ has continued to write some of the most popular, creative & important science fiction. She was a central figure, along with contemporaries Ursula K. Le Guin & James Tiptree, in revolutionizing the genre in the 60s & 70s, and her 1970 novel, The Female Man, is widely regarded as one of the most successful & influential depictions of a feminist utopia in the entire genre. The Country You Have Never Seen (Science Fictions Texts & Studies) gathers Russ' most important essays & reviews, revealing the vital part she played over the years in the never-ending conversation among writers & fans about the roles, boundaries & potential of science fiction. Spanning her entire career, the collection shines a light on Russ's role in the development of new wave sf & feminist science fiction, while at the same time providing fascinating insight into her own development as a writer.