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Environmental Fascists Fight Gun-Loving Lesbians for Alien Technology

Two spies, one trained in the art of lying and the other in the art of reading people for signs of subterfuge, have been sent to steal alien technology from Amazonia, a planet ruled by man-enslaving lesbians. Our spies are emissaries from a male-dominated, interplanetary government ruled by ruthless artificial intelligences who enforce carbon neutrality on all worlds by genociding any group that uses too much energy. Their hope is that the alien technology can end the eco-fascist reign of terror by providing an infinite source of renewable energy. This premise for Elizabeth Bear's novel Carnival, published a little over a year ago, is so intriguing that you'll keep reading just to watch the fine machinery of her thought experiment unfold. More »

4:07 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Annalee Newitz
1,413 views, 29 comments

Latest by corpore-metal: @designguybrown: Sure, stories the begin with "and they lived happily ever after" are dull. But I'm just saying that I've read both cliches of matriarchies, the granola gals and the leather gals, and I find both wanting in terms of realism. more »