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Katherine Forrest’s bestselling Daughters of a Coral Dawn <\/i>first appeared in 1984 and became an instant classic. Through seven printings, including the 10th anniversary edition published in 1994, this story of women creating their own world after escaping an oppressive society has continued to gain fans and influence writers for 18 years.<\/p>\n\n

— The sky begins to shimmer with the silver of brilliant star clusters, the eerie radiance of red and blue fluorescence. One huge moon, glowing gold, is soon joined by two others, much smaller, which slowly rise above the horizon, each jagged in shape as if carelessly formed. Night falls suddenly and completely, and we sit together in a glorious royal blue world illuminated with silver.<\/p>\n\n

It is Mother who speaks, softly: ‘So lovely a world… is surely meant for women.’<\/p>\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Speculative Fiction<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Subjects:<\/strong> Fiction \/ Lesbian<\/a>; Fiction \/ Science Fiction \/ General<\/a>; Lesbians - Fiction<\/a>; Life on other planets - Fiction<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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