Children of Arable

Name: A revolution in understanding and empathy
Item: Children of Arable
Rating: 5
Author: Thriftbooks.com User

by David Belden

No dysfunctional families here ? no families. No gender wars here ? no gender. In a galactic civilization so scared of emotion it has abolished gender and families, a young person decides to give birth. And so does the person's lover. But only one of them can do it. Only one of them is female. The Collectivity was an Eden without knowledge of man and woman; she reached for that knowledge and destroyed its peace forever. He tells the story of how she...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0451146603

ISBN13:9780451146601

Release Date:January 1987

Publisher:Ace Books

Length:289 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

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A revolution in understanding and empathy

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago

David Belden's Children Of Arable is a powerful, 346-page, highly recommended science fiction epic about an alien civilization, the Collectivity, that has abolished both family and gender - until a rogue young person decides to bring birth back to the world. The evolution and transformation of society brings about a revolution in understanding and empathy in this fascinating saga that makes the reader rethink his or her understanding of gender roles.