The concept of asexual reproduction is not a new one. A good friend of mine and
award-winning science fiction author, Barry Longyear wrote, "Enemy MIne," which
was made into a movie staring Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett, Jr. The original
novella, in part, helped Longyear to win the John W. Campbell Award for Best
New Writer for 1980. He is the only writer to win the Hugo, the Nebula, and the
Campbell in the same year.
"The combination of a blizzard and attack by one of the planet's predators
forces Davidge and Jeriba to flee their shelter. To pass the time Jeriba
teaches Davidge his full lineage, explaining that it is a social necessity if
his child is to be accepted into Drac society. Jeriba later dies during the
childbirth, but not before making Davidge swear that if he ever escapes the
planet to take Jeriba's child back to Dracon (the Drac Homeworld) and recite
his full ancestry so he can join Drac society."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_Mine_%28film%29
Liz Jelinek, MA, LLP | Founder & Director
MIDWEST INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATIONS
lizjelinek@xxxxxxxxxxx
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