“Opt-In. Harvest: Part I”

Title“Opt-In. Harvest: Part I”
Year for Search2020
AuthorsMcGuire, Seanan(b. 1978)
Secondary AuthorsAdams, John Joseph(b. 1976), Howey, Hugh [Crocker](b. 1975), and Yant, Christine
Secondary TitleIgnorance is Strength: The Dystopia Triptych 1
Pagination159-69
Date Published2020
PublisherBroad Reach Publishing + Adamant Press
Place PublishedNew York/London
ISBN Number979-8677287572 979-8677291012 979-8677298424
KeywordsFemale author, US author
Annotation

Dystopia in three parts focusing on the sale of body parts. In the first story, a poor woman sells organs in order to pay her bills. In the second story, a law is passed legalizing the sale of body parts that, with amendments, means that anyone in debt can be required to sell their body parts to pay it off, and a woman has her womb and uterus harvested. In the third part, a resistance has arisen with the story told by a woman in the resistance trying to get access to the records that show whose organs were harvested and who they went to

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Female author (b. 1978)

Full Text

2020 McGuire, Seanan (b. 1978). “Opt-In. Harvest: Part I.” Ignorance is Strength: The Dystopia Triptych 1. Ed. John Joseph Adams, Hugh Howey, and Christine Yant (New York/London: Broad Reach Publishing + Adamant Press, 2020), 159-69. Followed by “Conscription. Harvest: Part II.” Burn the Ashes: The Dystopia Triptych 2. Ed. John Joseph Adams, Hugh Howey, and Christine Yant (New York/London: Broad Reach Publishing + Adamant Press, 2020), 151-68. Followed by “Recovery. Harvest: Part III.” or Else the Light: The Dystopia Triptych 3. Ed. John Joseph Adams, Hugh Howey, and Christine Yant (New York/London: Broad Reach Publishing + Adamant Press, 2020), 169-87. PSt 

Dystopia in three parts focusing on the sale of body parts. In the first story, a poor woman sells organs in order to pay her bills. In the second story, a law is passed legalizing the sale of body parts that, with amendments, means that anyone in debt can be required to sell their body parts to pay it off, and a woman has her womb and uterus harvested. In the third part, a resistance has arisen with the story told by a woman in the resistance trying to get access to the records that show whose organs were harvested and who they went to. Female author.