''The Ruins of Isis'' is a novel by

Marion Zimmer Bradley Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels, and is best known for the Arthurian fiction novel ''The Mists of Avalon'' an ...

published in 1978.

Plot summary

''The Ruins of Isis'' is a novel about the adventures of an anthropologist and her husband on a female-dominated planet.

Reception

Greg Costikyan Greg Costikyan (born July 22, 1959, in New York City), sometimes known under the pseudonym "Designer X", is an American game designer and science fiction writer. Costikyan's career spans nearly all extant genres of gaming, including: hex-based wa ...

reviewed ''The Ruins of Isis'' in '' Ares Magazine'' #1. Costikyan commented that "''Ruins of Isis'' is by no means Bradley's best work; and her characters seem less well-realized than those of previous novels. On balance, however, the book is worth its ..cover price."

Reviews

*Review by Tom Easton (1980) in

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...

, March 1980

References

1978 American novels 1978 science fiction novels American science fiction novels Novels by Marion Zimmer Bradley {{1970s-sf-novel-stub