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Today’s #scifijuly post is Tanith Lee! Lee was a prolific writer who wrote across MANY genres, not just scifi and fantasy, but these selections here are all on the scifi side of things. . . I discovered Lee in my college Gendering class, where we read excerpts from DRINKING SAPPHIRE WINE. They made an impression, so I kept an eye out for it and I later discovered that BITING THE SUN is actually DON’T BITE THE SUN and DRINKING SAPPHIRE WINE combined in one book. As you might assume from the fact that I was assigned it in a gendering class, this book has a lot to say about gender. It takes place in a world where you are encouraged to change gender, body type, skin color, etc. on a whim. And yet on this world where everything about your body is alterable, people still hold on to all kinds of stereotypes. But the real theme of the book is: how do you rebel in a society where every indulgence is not only permitted, but encouraged? . . My other Lee favorite is not pictured here (another library checkout), it is the short story collection SPACE IS JUST A STARRY NIGHT. This collection has a little bit of it all — space travel, moon colonies, memory manipulation, vampires... I adored every minute of it. . . Common themes in Lee’s work are: gender and feminism, body alteration and design, recognizing others despite new and different bodies, the extension of life. . . And SERIOUSLY, she wrote across so many genres: science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, historical fiction, children’s literature, that’s she’s bound to have something for nearly everyone! . . Have you read Lee before? What did you think? . . #tanithlee #scifi #scificlassics #scifipaperbacks #electricforest #thesilvermetallover #bitingthesun #scifibacklist #womeninscifi #womeninsff https://www.instagram.com/p/CDPZlViAU0_/?igshid=1frl5kmi704x4