Mothers As Main Characters in Fantasy & SciFi (Reprised)

Yesterday, May 14, being Mother’s Day here in NZ, I thought I’d repost a 2016 post featuring “Mothers as Main Characters” in fantasy and science fiction literature.

The post was sparked by a preceding post on Jessica, the mother of Paul Atreides in the science fiction classic, Dune, but also a main character in her own right:

About Jessica in “Dune” – and Why She’s Still Kickass After 50 Years

Francesca Annis as Jessica in the first Dune film

As mentioned in that post, I still consider Jessica t...