Deborah Pickett commented on Helliconia Spring by Brian W. Aldiss
From the back cover:
Imagine a world in a system of twin stars, where Winter …
Aldiss writes in the introduction: “I developed Helliconia: a place much like our world, with only one factor changed—the length of the year.” Also, apparently, a world with no women in it. This is old-school, masculine sf. It’s on notice.