Firebrands: The Heroines of Science Fiction & Fantasy, by Ron Miller and Pamela Sargent

Firebrands: The Heroines of Science Fiction & Fantasy, by Ron Miller and Pamela Sargent. 1998 hardcover. 112 pages, very nice condition.

From pulp fiction to cyberpunk, science fiction writing has always abounded with vivid, powerful women – Amazonians, alien queens, slayers of monsters, brilliant scientists, and ethereal beings. Ron Miller’s portraits evoke a colorful pictorial history of these multi-faceted heroines, while Pamela Sargent’s incisive text provides an absorbing analysis from beginnings of the genre to the present day, from H.G. Wells’ Weena, to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Dian the Beautiful and Isaac Asimov’s Dr. Susan Calvin. Electrifying artwork and authoritative knowledge of the science fiction genre come together in this spectacular collection that honors not only dozens of heroic female characters but also the authors who created them. "Firebrands" is a collection that highlights the fictional works in which these hardy women first appeared. The text is accompanied by over 100 stunning color illustrations. Ron Miller has created illustrations for books and magazines, such as National Geographic, Newsweek, and Scientific American. He was a production illustrator for the films Total Recall and Dune, among others.