From School Library Journal
YA. The 18 varied and entertaining stories and one poem contained in this anthology touch on the role of motherhood or the relationship between offspring and mothers in one way or another. Some of the pieces are funny, some frivolous, some lyrical, some mysterious. Many take place in the future or in another dimension. The "mother" may be a computer, a human, an animal, or even an alien. In most selections, the perspective is from a female character's point of view. Most of the mothers portrayed are caricatures: controlling, guilt-dispensing, superficial, or preoccupied with physical appearances and needs. But about a third of the stories challenge gender and/or age stereotypes by presenting more multidimensional maternal characters. An intriguing and often fun collection.?Lorna Kundert, Fairfax County Public Library, VACopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Where would the heroes of science fiction and fantasy be without their mothers? It's time to give the mothers of the galaxy their due, and New York Times bestselling authors Anne McCaffrey, Morgan Llywelyn, Robert Asprin, and Diane Duane are on hand to do mom honors, along with Elizabeth Moon, Esther Friesner, Mike Resnick, Jody Nye herself, and more.

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