Extra (Ordinary) People
A mediaeval abbess defends her community against a Viking invasion; a young girl sails on a 19th-century clipper bound for America with a guardian who is not what 'he' seems; a time traveller [sic] disguises herself as a male god on an errand of mercy in a feudal past; an author evolves the plot of a Gothic romance between two women. The stories are as much about the nature of science fiction as they are about the imagined and fantastical worlds they describe. Joanna Russ once more draws on her talent for vivid characterisation to involve us in worlds not our own, exploring gender and power relationships in past and future to illuminate our own time."--Pg. [4] of cover.