Loved itThat includes Memoirs, which is a really good book. Fascinating book. If you're into Star Trek, I recommend that one.
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Memoirs of a Spacewoman (1962)
Others: Positive Naomi Mitchison, daughter of a distinguished scientist, sister of geneticist J B S Haldane, was always interested in the sciences, especially genetics. Her novels did not tend to demonstrate this, and she did not publish a Science Fiction novel until almost forty years into her fiction-writing career. This novel works effectively for readers who usually eschew the genre and prefer more traditional narratives. Explorers like Mary are an elite class who consider curiosity to be Terrans' supreme gift, and in the novel she more than once takes risks that may destroy her life. Her voice, as she records her adventures and experiments, is individual, attractive and memorable.
- ISBN:
- 9780704339705
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- 160 pages
Genres: science fiction
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