The Maerlande Chronicles
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The Maerlande Chronicles
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A future society, where women far outnumber men, has abandoned the models of patriarchy and matriarchy and established new gender roles. But Lis... read full description


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Jan 29, 2012
Michèle rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Une vision post-apocalyptique d'un monde ou les mutations restreignent le nombre de bébé garcons. Mais aussi une exploration d'une société ni dystopique ni utopique, ou les quelques hommes s'integrent tant bien que mal et ou beaucup de femmes s'organisent entre elles.

Une vie pas facile, une découverte graduelle des artefacts qui sont autant d'indices de ce qui a pu arriver à l'humanité.
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Aug 31, 2010
Lynn rated it: 3 of 5 stars
When I realized this was a post-ecological disaster, matriarchal, communal story with a crypto-Christian overlay, I almost set the book aside. I'm glad I didn't. Vonarburg put a lot of thought into her world-building and then peoples it with well-meaning, fallible characters. The narrative's a bit disjointed (there were a couple places where I had to go back a few chapters to check my chronology (chronologies, actually, there are several)) and there's a reveal at the end that left me feeling More...
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Jun 29, 2011
Tracy rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I've become rather obsessed with the book recommendations of Jo Walton at Tor.com. This is one of the books she profiled a few years back that I finally got around to picking up, and I loved it. There’s also nothing I can say that makes it sound any better than Walton does, so really just need to go read that. (The only thing I have to add is that Maerlande – In the Mother’s Land if you find the Bantam edition – is actually a sequel/companion to The Silent City. I read it first not even knowing More...
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Dec 16, 2011
Janin rated it: 5 of 5 stars
A post-apocalyptic future ruled by women. How will future generations interpret what is left behind and how will it change them? This is another one that I re-read.
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May 29, 2011
Vasha7 rated it: 3 of 5 stars
See my review at GLBT Fantasy Fiction Resources.
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Aug 06, 2011
Alexandre rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Un excellent roman sous tous ses aspects.
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Aug 02, 2008
Emma rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Also titled "The Maerlande Chronicles".
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Feb 08, 2012
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