the heads of cerberus by francis stevens

She completed school through the eighth grade, then attended night school in hopes of becoming an illustrator (a goal she never achieved). Gertrude Mabel Barrows was born in Minneapolis in 1883. Bennett also wrote an early dystopian novel, The Heads of Cerberus (1919). Lovecraft called 'One of the strangest and most compelling science fantasy novels you will ever read') and the lost world novel The Citadel of Fear. Bennett wrote a number of highly acclaimed fantasies between 19 and has been called 'the woman who invented dark fantasy.' Among her most famous books are Claimed (which H. Gertrude Barrows Bennett (1883–1948) was the first major female writer of fantasy and science fiction in the United States, publishing her stories under the pseudonym Francis Stevens. When Viola, Terry, and Robert are forced to take part in these strange and deadly games, it will take their combined wits for them to escape this strange world and return home.Įqual parts adventure and dystopia, The Heads of Cerberus is an unjustly forgotten work of early science fiction written by a trailblazing master of the genre. The position of supreme authority is held by a woman, and once a year she oversees competitions to the death to determine who rules alongside her. Citizens are issued identification tags instead of having names, and society is split between a wealthy, powerful minority and a downtrodden lower class. The Philadelphia of 2118 is no longer a bustling metropolis but instead a completely isolated city recovering from an unknown disaster. The Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.Philadelphia, 1918: Three friends-brave, confident Viola Trenmore, clever but shy Robert Drayton, and Viola's strong and hot-tempered brother, Terry-discover a mysterious powder that transports them two hundred years into the future. Equal parts dystopia and adventure, The Heads of Cerberus is an unjustly forgotten work of early science fiction, written by a trailblazing master of the genre. When Viola, Terry, and Robert are forced to take part in these strange and deadly games, it will take their combined wits for them to escape this strange world and return home.

Philadelphia, 1918: Three friends-brave, confident Viola Trenmore, clever but shy Robert Drayton, and Viola´s strong and hot-tempered brother, Terry-discover a mysterious powder that transports them two hundred years into the future.

The heads of cerberus by francis stevens