THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF SF STORIES BY WOMEN Edited by Alex Dally MacFarlane for/m

[james_davis_nicoll]

Table of Contents (and Cover): THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF SF STORIES BY WOMEN Edited by Alex Dally MacFarlane

            Total     Female    Male  Mu  f/t
TOC          33         33       0        1.0
Cover art                        1        0.0  
Total        34         33       1        .97

Comments

[agent-mimi.livejournal.com]

I'm positive that's not supposed to be satirical. It appears to be based heavily on Japanese warrior imagery in film and anime, and my guess is the symbol is a fantasy-type of mark and not a tattoo. I grant you, the bared back looks very awkward, and can only hope it's a specific reference to a story or stories.