Penguin Science Fiction: 10,000 Light-Years From Home

James Tiptree Jr, the pen name of Alice Bradley Sheldon, is widely considered to be one of the most influential American genre writers ever, and a pioneer of feminist science fiction.

10,000 Light Years from Home, her brilliant debut collection, displays all her trademark humour, intensity and originality, with dark dystopian thrills, fast-paced intergalactic satire and hardboiled tales of alien invasion. A startling and unforgettable depiction of humanity’s experience among the stars, the collection includes some of Tiptree’s most powerful stories- ‘And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill’s Side’, ‘The Man Who Walked Home’ and ‘Beam Us Home’.