num_pages: 315
description: “Lively, thought-provoking . . . the plot is ingenious, packing a wallop of a surprise . . . Tepper knows how to write a well-made, on-moving story with strong characters. . . . She takes the mental risks that are the lifeblood of science fiction and all imaginative narrative.”—Ursula K. LeGuin, Los Angeles TimesSince the flames died three hundred years ago, human civilization has evolved into a dual Women’s Country, where walled towns enclose what’s left of past civilization, nurtured by women and a few nonviolent men; and the adjacent garrisons where warrior men live—the lost brothers, sons, and lovers of those in Women’s Country.Two societies. Two competing dreams. Two ways of life, kept apart by walls stronger than stone. And yet there is a gate between them. . . .“Tepper not only keeps us reading . . . she provokes a new look at the old issues.”— The Washington Post“Tepper’s cast of both ordinary and extraordinary people play out a powerful drama whose significance goes beyond sex to deal with the toughest problem of all, the challenge of surmounting humanity’s most dangerous flaws so we can survive—despite ourselves.”— Locus
language: English
title: The Gate to Women's Country
titlecomplete: The Gate to Women's Country
characters: Morgot, Beneda, Stavia, Jerby, Sylvia, Chernon, Dawid, Myra Morgotdoughter
genres: Gender, Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic, Womens, Feminism, Fantasy
ratings_count: 13308
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Arthur C. Clarke Award
publisher: Spectra