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Motherlines

Suzy McKee Charnas (1978)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesHoldfast Chronicles #2
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.67
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

SlaverySexual AssaultViolenceCaptivityTortureDomestic ViolenceMisogynyDehumanization

Positive tags

SurvivalSelf-DiscoveryFound FamilyHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Slave / Bondsman (Escaping)Reluctant Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Vengeance-DrivenFish out of Water

Tropes

Post-ApocalypticEscape StoryFish out of WaterMatriarchal SocietyFemale-Only SocietyRebellionQuestGrimdarkFeudal SystemNo Men World

Themes

Freedom vs CaptivityGender DynamicsSurvivalTrauma and HealingIdentityReproductive AutonomyEscaping OppressionBuilding New Societies

Synopsis

Alldera escapes from the Holdfast, a feudal post-holocaust enslave in which women are enslaved creatures, and survives a long trek in search of a community of women who reproduce parthenogenetically.

Tags

Post-Apocalyptic FictionFeminist Science FictionDystopianSurvival Story