intend to write feminist literature. Her work did not take a feminist slant until after the first draft of "Walk to the End of the World", which she had originally intended to be political satire. Controversy When Charnas tried to publish Motherlines, the second installment of the Holdfast Chronicles, she was met with some resistance. According to Charnas in an interview with SnackReads, the company that had published Walk to the End of the World, Ballantine Books, rejected Motherlines because it was deemed inappropriate for what they considered to be their target science fiction audience: young boys. This was because the book contains no male characters, and there are some controversial sexual relationships. Charnas tried to get the work published several times. It was generally rejected not for the quality of the story, but rather its controversial, even radical, themes. One editor even said that he could accept the work- and even that it would be very successful- if all the female characters were changed to men, Charnas alleged. Charnas rejected this offer. The book was finally accepted after one year (which was a long time for science fiction in this era) by editor David G. Hartwell, who went on to publish several of Charnas' other works. Personal life and death Charnas lived in New Mexico. She died on January 2, 2023, at the age of 83. Bibliography Novels The Vampire Tapestry (1980) Dorothea Dreams (1986) The Kingdom of Kevin Malone (1993) Winner of the 1994 Aslan Award for the best Children's Literature The Ruby Tear (1997) Series The Holdfast Chronicles (Winner of the 2003 Gaylactic Spectrum Hall of Fame Award) Walk to the End of the World (1974) Winner of a 1996 Retrospective James Tiptree Jr. Award Motherlines (1978) Winner of a 1996 Retrospective James Tiptree Jr. Award The Furies (1994) The Conqueror's Child (1999) Winner of the 1999 James Tiptree Jr. Award Sorcery Hall The Bronze King (1985) (Illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert in 1988) The Silver Glove (1988) (Illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) The Golden Thread (1989) (Illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) Collections Moonstone and Tiger-Eye (1992) Music of the Night (2001) ebook Stagestruck Vampires and Other Phantasms (2004, Tachyon Publications) Non-fiction Strange Seas (2001) ebook My Father's Ghost (2002) Notable short stories "Unicorn Tapestry" (1980) Winner of the 1980 Nebula Award for the best novella "Scorched Supper on New Niger" (1980) "Listening to Brahms" (1988) "Boobs"