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======Alyx the Picklock====== | ======Alyx the Picklock====== | ||
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Fritz Leiber’s inclusion of the character of Alyx the Picklock in the stories is a nod to the feminist Science Fiction writer, Joanna Russ, and her novel //Picnic on Paradise// and its main character, Alyx.((Byfield, Bruce. Witches of the Mind: a Critical Study of Fritz Leiber. Necronomicon Press. 1991.)) | Fritz Leiber’s inclusion of the character of Alyx the Picklock in the stories is a nod to the feminist Science Fiction writer, Joanna Russ, and her novel //Picnic on Paradise// and its main character, Alyx.((Byfield, Bruce. Witches of the Mind: a Critical Study of Fritz Leiber. Necronomicon Press. 1991.)) | ||
- | Joanna Russ reciprocates in her story Bluestocking:((ss, Joanna. “Bluestocking.” The Adventures of Alyx. NY: Pocket Books, 1983. 7-28.)) | + | Joanna Russ reciprocates in her story Bluestocking:((Russ, Joanna. “Bluestocking.” The Adventures of Alyx. NY: Pocket Books, 1983. 7-28.)) |
- | <blockquote>“Ah! what a man. A big Northman with hair like yours and a gold-red beard--God, what a beard!--Fafnir--no, Fafh--well, something ridiculous. ... And we fought! At a place called the Silver Fish. Overturned tables. What a fuss! And a week later,” (she shrugged ruefully) “gone. There it is. And I can’t even remember his name.” | + | <storyquote><cite>Bluestocking</cite>“Ah! what a man. A big Northman with hair like yours and a gold-red beard--God, what a beard!--Fafnir--no, Fafh--well, something ridiculous. ... And we fought! At a place called the Silver Fish. Overturned tables. What a fuss! And a week later,” (she shrugged ruefully) “gone. There it is. And I can’t even remember his name.” |
“Is that sad?” said Edarra. | “Is that sad?” said Edarra. | ||
- | “I don’t think so,” said Alyx. “After all, I remember his beard,” and she smiled wickedly.</blockquote> | + | “I don’t think so,” said Alyx. “After all, I remember his beard,” and she smiled wickedly.</storyquote> |
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