A Quote by Ann Leckie

In so much SF, either gender roles are the ones we're used to in the here and now, only transported to the future, or else they're supposedly different, but characters still are slotting into various stereotypes.

Ann Leckie

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Characters Different Either Else Future Gender Gender Roles Here And Now Much Now Only Roles Stereotypes Still Supposedly Used Various

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Ann Leckie
American - Author
Born: March 2, 1966

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Dan Simmons

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