Biology and Manners Essays on the Worlds and Works of Lois McMaster Bujold
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Regina Yung Lee is Senior Lecturer in Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle Una McCormack is a bestselling science fiction writer, formerly Lecturer in Creative Writing at Anglia Ruskin University and an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Anglia Ruskin Centre for Science Fiction and FantasyReviews<i></i>'<i>Biology
and Manners: Essays on the Worlds and Works of Lois McMaster Bujold </i>advances
scholarship on this important author by light-years. This collection covers
nearly the entire chronological range of Bujoldâs work, and gives equal
attention to her Vorkosiverse science fiction and her Chalion and Sharing Knife
fantasy worlds. Lee and McCormack have gathered a set of particularly strong
essays applying queer theory and theological analysis to Chalionâs five-god
pantheon and its interactions with humanity, and the chapters on women and
reproduction are equally thought-provoking. Overall, an impressive and
essential addition to Bujold studies.'<br />Janet Brennan Croft,
editor of <i>Lois McMaster Bujold: Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction
and Fantasy</i>
'<i>Biology and Manners</i> substantially advances previous scholarship through its comprehensive coverage of Bujoldâs fictional range, its depth, and its attention to detail. The various scholarly approaches provide a central holographic reader response to Bujoldâs oeuvre that becomes three-dimensional as the chapters come together, providing a clearer image of Bujoldâs literary genius as well as her empathy and subversiveness... the accessibility of the prose in these essays makes this anthology of value not only to scholars and libraries, but also to serious fans.'Sandra Lindow, <i>Science Fiction Studies</i>
'Biology and Manners is a compelling read. Upon completion, the reader is left with a pronounced feeling the anthology will become a
foundational text that promotes future Bujold research... In these ways, Biology and Manners should prove its value to readers for years to come.'<br />
Karen Stewart, <i>Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts</i>
"Overall, this collectionâs use and array of theoretical approaches
speaks to the range of Bujoldâs writing, the need for further scholarly analysis of
her works, and the impact they continue to have on her readers."<br />Rebecca Jones, <i>Foundation</i>