Lois W. McFarland is a Lecturer in Religion and Literature in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Creation and Apocalypse in Feminist Speculative Fiction is a major contribution to an evolving field. This book offers a nuanced reading of speculative fiction and, in particular, makes illuminating connections with affect theory. Readers seeking to understand the persistent role of religion in contemporary culture will find this study to be challenging and enlightening.

• Copyright NoticeList of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. The Creator-Destroyer Goddess in Rhoda Lerman’s Call Me Ishtar (1973)2. The Techno-Mythic Eve in Angela Carter’s The Passion of New Eve (1977) 3. Unearthing the Mythical Lilith in Octavia Butler’s Lilith’s Brood Trilogy (1987–1989) 4. Mad Adams and Multiple Eves in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy (2003–2013) 5. Naomi Alderman’s Apocalyptic Reboot in The Power (2016) Conclusion: More Endings and Beginnings ReferencesIndex

Lois W. McFarland is a Lecturer in Religion and Literature in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Creation and Apocalypse in Feminist Speculative Fiction is a major contribution to an evolving field. This book offers a nuanced reading of speculative fiction and, in particular, makes illuminating connections with affect theory. Readers seeking to understand the persistent role of religion in contemporary culture will find this study to be challenging and enlightening.

• Copyright NoticeList of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. The Creator-Destroyer Goddess in Rhoda Lerman’s Call Me Ishtar (1973)2. The Techno-Mythic Eve in Angela Carter’s The Passion of New Eve (1977) 3. Unearthing the Mythical Lilith in Octavia Butler’s Lilith’s Brood Trilogy (1987–1989) 4. Mad Adams and Multiple Eves in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy (2003–2013) 5. Naomi Alderman’s Apocalyptic Reboot in The Power (2016) Conclusion: More Endings and Beginnings ReferencesIndex

Lois W. McFarland is a Lecturer in Religion and Literature in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Creation and Apocalypse in Feminist Speculative Fiction is a major contribution to an evolving field. This book offers a nuanced reading of speculative fiction and, in particular, makes illuminating connections with affect theory. Readers seeking to understand the persistent role of religion in contemporary culture will find this study to be challenging and enlightening.

• Copyright NoticeList of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. The Creator-Destroyer Goddess in Rhoda Lerman’s Call Me Ishtar (1973)2. The Techno-Mythic Eve in Angela Carter’s The Passion of New Eve (1977) 3. Unearthing the Mythical Lilith in Octavia Butler’s Lilith’s Brood Trilogy (1987–1989) 4. Mad Adams and Multiple Eves in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy (2003–2013) 5. Naomi Alderman’s Apocalyptic Reboot in The Power (2016) Conclusion: More Endings and Beginnings ReferencesIndex