![]() ![]() None of the characters have survival skills. Russ manipulates this common sci-fi scenario. The unnamed narrator, a musicologist, leaves an audio diary - her words, recorded in secret almost every day, is the version of events we read. Due to the nature of starship travel (folding space) there is zero chance of contacting others. The classic situation: multi-dimensional explosion hurls a spaceship en route to a new colony onto a barren planet. Highly recommended for fans of feminist + literary science fiction. This is in part because Russ refines her prose - it is vivid, scathing, and rather minimalist in comparison to her previous compositions - and creates the perfect hellish microcosm for her ruminations on the nature of history, societal expectation, memory, and death. We Who Are About To… is superior to both (although, not as historically important for the genre as The Female Man). For some reason I was unable gather the courage to review The Female Man (1975) and might have been too enthusiastic about And Chaos Died(1970). We Who Are About To… (1976) is the third of Joanna Russ’ science fiction novels I’ve read over the past few years. (The hideous uncredited cover for the 1977 edition)
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