Native Tongue

• Originally publised in '84 by DAW, sold 50,000. • Often compared to and paired with Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale • Best-selling author of the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense series (Barnes & Noble imprint, over 1 million copies sold), often on tour, extensive major media interviews such as Good Morning America and the Today Show • Well known to science fiction fans, Elgin oftens attends conventions, publishes in sci-fi magazines, and is active on the web. • Afterword writer Susan Squier is a major critical voice in the field of literary science fiction.