More sci-fi from samandjack.

From the back cover:
After equality - what next?
Enter into the world of the future where human potential is fulfilled to hitherto unexpected and unexplored dimensions.

Here are nine fantastic stories that run the gamut of ultimate imagination: A young woman whose mental condition makes her thing the world is all wonderful; a time when space travelers from Earth are all female and cloned; the decision to destroy Ana; a fairy tale of tomorrow, of the Sídhe, beyond death under the waters of the lake.

Also included are marvelous tales of the dynamic directions that that "thought experiments" have taken; the discovery of a new home for the human race - after the holocaust, a time when electronic secrets must be traded for food; the search for the beginning of the world; and a society where test-tube babies have three mothers who can be female or male.

Aurora: Beyond Equality - science fiction at its very best with contributions by Raccoona Sheldon, James Tiptree, Jr., Dave Skal, Mildred Downey Broxon, Ursula K. Le Guin, Joanna Russ, P. J. Plauger, Craig Strete, and Marge Piercy.

There are some really great stories in this collection, and a few that moved me in particular. Both Raccoona Sheldon and Marge Piercy's stories deal with women slipping between our world and future ones. The former is especially poignant, with a woman who is so happy and trusting, it makes the real world seem even more terrible. I had heard that "Houston, Houston, Do You Read" by James Tiptree, Jr. was a classic, but it was even better than I expected. The idea that men could be viewed as complete aliens sort of broke my heart. Ursula Le Guin's essay "Is Gender Necessary" is a really interesting accompaniment to the novel "The Left Hand of Darkness."

RELEASE NOTES:

Planned release in Moncton

Started the book yesterday. Will keep posted