China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh
With this groundbreaking novel, Maureen F. McHugh established herself as one of the decade’s best science fiction writers. In its pages, we enter a post-revolution America, moving from the hyper-urbanized eastern seaboard to the Arctic bleakness of Baffin Island; from the new Imperial City to an agricultural commune on Mars. The overlapping lives of cyber-kite fliers, lonely colonists, illicit neural-pressball players, and organic engineers blend into a powerful, taut story of a young man’s journey of discovery. This is a macroscopic world of microscopic intensity, one of the most brilliant visions of modern SF.
Representation Includes
- Gay man protagonist of mixed Chinese and Puerto Rican descent
- Gay supporting characters
Content Warnings
Government in which being gay is illegal; sexist society; rape; suicideAwards
- Won the Lambda Award, the Nebula Award for Best First Novel, the Locus Award for Best First Novel, and the Otherwise Award
- Nominated for the Hugo Award
Reviews
- D’s review
- Matthew Cheney’s review and discussion on rereading classics
- Nicky’s review
- Alexis Hall’s review
- Lee Mandelo’s short review and discussion on this novel’s place in “queering SF”
Where to Find
Details
- Published March 1992 by Tor Books
- Paperback ISBN13: 9780312860981