<p><b>Penguin reissues a work of classic science fiction from the revolutionary author of <i>The Female Man </i>- with a new introduction by Hari Kunzru</b><br><br>An explosion in space, a starship stranded at the end of the universe, a group of strangers alone in a barren, alien wilderness. Facing almost certain death, the human survivors of a deep-space crash are determined to ignore the odds and colonize an inhospitable planet, recreating a civilization like the one they have lost forever. Only one woman rejects this path, choosing instead a daring and desperate alternative: to practice the art of dying. But her fellow passengers require her reproductive skills for their survival plan, and they are prepared to impose their regime by force if necessary...<br><br>Joanna Russ offers an electrifying, original and challenging exploration of individual freedom, power, and our most primitive will to live.<br><br><b><i>We Who Are About To </i>is</b><b>part of the Penguin Worlds classic scie