We Who Are About To . . .

One woman resists the demands of her fellow stranded survivors on an inhospitable planet in this "elegant and electric . . . tour-de-force" (Samuel R. Delany).

In this stunning and boldly imagined novel, an explosion leaves the passengers of a starship marooned on a barren alien planet. Despite only a slim chance for survival, most of the strangers are determined to colonize their new home. But the civilization they hoped for rapidly descends into a harsh microcosm of a male-dominated soc...