(Elisabeth’s non-translated works, particularly the Queen of Memory series which looks at French colonialism and its effects in an alternate history, are also well worth checking out, as are her short stories.
It probably loses somewhat in translation (I read it in the original French), since part of its appeal is the play on gendered words in French, but it’s still a very intelligent and compassionate look at the kind of relationships that would develop between women, and a gentle, nuanced portrayal of a society that makes it feel lived even as it acknowledges its limits.
I have a particular fondness for Elisabeth Vonarburg’s The Maerland Chronicles, which is a masterful look at a devastated future where women control society–seen through the lens of one woman’s life and personal quest. Aliette de Bodard is the author of novels including Harbinger of the Storm and award-winning short fiction in venues such as Interzone and Asimov’s.
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