Suzy McKee Charnas

1939–2023

1 series 4 books in order

Suzy McKee Charnas was an American novelist and short story writer who wrote primarily in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. She received several awards for her fiction, including the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the James Tiptree Jr. Award. Her major works include The Holdfast Chronicles, a four-volume series that explored themes such as feminist dystopia and separatist societies, and The Vampire Tapestry, which was adapted into a play titled "Vampire Dreams." A collection of her short fiction, Stagestruck Vampires and Other Phantasms, was published in 2004.

Born: 1939
Known for: The Holdfast Chronicles

Series by Suzy McKee Charnas

The Holdfast Chronicles

4 books in order · 1974–1999

Walk to the end of the world

1974 · Suzy McKee Charnas

Suzy McKee Charnas completed her epic series after thirty years. The story begins with Walk to the End of the World, in which Alldera the Messenger…
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Motherlines

1978 · Suzy McKee Charnas

Alldera escapes from the Holdfast, a brutal post-holocaust society where women are enslaved. She embarks on a long journey to find a community of…
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Suzy McKee Charnas

1994 · Suzy McKee Charnas

Suzy McKee Charnas is a 1994 book by Suzy McKee Charnas. It is book 3 of the series The Holdfast Chronicles. Catalog genres: Science Fiction.
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The conqueror's child

1999 · Suzy McKee Charnas

Completed 25 years after Walk to the End of the World, this novel concludes Suzy McKee Charnas's epic tale of the Holdfast, where Fems were once…
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