On the planet Anu to study grasses long extinct on Earth, geneticist Dr. Mattine Manan discovers that the culture that exists on Anu is so strictly patriarchal that its elders refuse to negotiate with her

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This mildly entertaining but unconvincing first novel takes place in the year 2635 on the planet Anu, settled by colonists from Earth some 500 years earlier. A massive war that destroyed all technology on Earth ended contact between the two planets for centuries; now, a restored Earth civilization sends a mission to Anu to retrieve samples of plant life exterminated during the conflict. But patriarchal Anu society won't allow female geneticist Mattie Manan even to leave her spaceship. She is able to sneak out, however, and she meets Elizabeth, a talented Anu artist repressed because of her gender. With a band of other freedom-seeking women, they head for the Eastcountry, the site of potentially dangerous experiments that perpetuate Anu's subjugation of women. Collins writes glibly and creates appealing characters in a swiftly moving narrative, but she fails to portray Anu's misogynistic culture convincingly, and her explanations of how it evolved ring false.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

A crew of scientists sent to recover lost technologies from the distant planet Anu encounters a bizarre culture based on extreme patriarchal values and discovers a sinister secret that threatens to alter the nature of the human race. Despite narrative weaknesses, Collins's first novel is an ambitious undertaking featuring a group of resourceful heroines as well as an understated feminist message. Large libraries may consider purchase.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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