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Science Fiction, Fantasy, History

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Zenna Henderson, Cordwainer Smith

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Founder of Journey Press, an independent publisher focused on unusual and diverse speculative fiction, three time Hugo Finalist Gideon Marcus also runs the time machine project, Galactic Journey. He is a professional space historian, member of the American Astronautical Society's history committee.

In 2019, he edited Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women (1958-1963) a seminal anthology of some of the best works of science fiction’s Silver Age. His most recent works, Kitra and Sirena, comprise books one and two of a YA space adventure featuring themes of isolation, teamwork, and hope, and starring a queer protagonist of color.

Gideon lives in San Diego County with his writer/editor wife, Janice, and their polymath artist daughter, Lorelei…alon ...more

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	Kitra (The Kitra Saga #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales From Alternate Earths 2 by Daniel M. Bensen (Goodreads Author), Brent A. Harris (Goodreads Author), Rob Edwards (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women (1958 to 1963): Yesterday's Luminaries Introduced by Today's Rising Stars by Gideon Marcus (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Janice Marcus (Contributor), Katherine Ann MacLean (Contributor) 4.08 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eighth Key by Laura Weyr (Goodreads Author), Gideon Marcus (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.94 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rediscovery, Volume 2: Science Fiction by Women (1953-1957) by Gideon Marcus (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lisa Yazek, Janice L. Newman (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sirena (The Kitra Saga #2) 4.65 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Want the Stars by Tom Purdom, Gideon Marcus (Goodreads Author) (Narrator) 3.79 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1964 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hyvilma (The Kitra Saga #3) 4.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rediscovery, Volume 3: Science Fiction by Women (1964-1968) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Majera (The Kitra Saga Book 4) by Gideon Marcus (Goodreads Author), Lorelei Esther (Illustrator) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gideon Marcus and 2 other people liked Johan Haneveld's review of Rediscovery, Volume 2: Science Fiction by Women (1953-1957): "9- A great collection that is just slightly colored by its time - what felt fresh then often are known tropes for modern readers. Also there are some prejudices of the time (but less than usual for anthologies collecting SF from the 'golden age', mos" Read more of this review »
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“The principal difference between ups and downs is where you are.” And she had this silky hair and those hazy eyes, and quiet asleep-looking”
― Gideon Marcus, Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women

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