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Flesh and gold
1998
287 pages
Women judgesFictionNew York Times reviewedFiction, science fiction, hard science fictionWomen judges, fictioncollection:otherwise_tiptree_award=honorAmerican Science fiction
On a mining planet in space, a woman judge investigates slavery. One case involves forced labor in gold mines, another centers on prostitution. In the latter, an amphibious woman is displayed in a tank as an advertisement for a pleasure house.
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