The wages of sin / Harry Turtledove.
What if HIV started spreading in the early 1500s rather than the late 1900s? Without modern medicine, anybody who catches HIV is going to die. A patriarchal society reacts to this devastating disease in the only way it knows how: it sequesters women as much as possible, limiting contacts between the sexes except for married couples. While imperfect, such drastic actions do limit the spread of the disease. The 'Wasting' (HIV) has caused devasting destruction throughout the known world and severely limited the development of technology as well, creating a mid-nineteenth century England and London almost unrecognizable to us. This is the world Viola is born into. Extremely intelligent and growing up in a house full of medical books which she reads, she dreams of travelling to far-off places, something she can only do via books since her actions and movements are severely restricted by both law custom.
Record details
- ISBN: 1647100925
- ISBN: 9781647100926
- Physical Description: 286 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Rockville, Maryland : CAEZIK SF & Fantasy, an imprint of Arc Manor LLC; [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | HIV infections > Fiction. Patriarchy > Fiction. London (England) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Alternative histories (Fiction) Historical fiction. Science fiction. |
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- 7 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 4 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 2 current holds with 10 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC TURTLEDOVE (Text) | 36015001609268 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC TURTLEDOVE (Text) | 36015001657978 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 01/26/2024 |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC TURTLEDOVE (Text) | 36015001677893 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC TURTLEDOVE (Text) | 36015001697941 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
