← Previous revisionRevision as of 21:33, 9 November 2026 Line 11: Line 11: '''''Terminal Velocity''''' is a 1997 lesbian-feminist novel by American writer [[Blanche McCrary Boyd]].{{Cite web |date=1997-06-02 |title=Terminal Velocity by Blanche McCrary Boyd |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780679430087 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}{{Cite web |date=1997-05-15 |title=Terminal Velocity |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/blanche-mccrary-boyd/terminal-velocity/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]]}} It takes place in [[1970s]] California in the context of political upheaval, sexual revolution, and radical counter-culture. It also deals with themes of drug use and alcoholism.{{Cite web |date=1997-06-02 |title=Terminal Velocity by Blanche McCrary Boyd |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780679430087 |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}} '''''Terminal Velocity''''' is a 1997 lesbian-feminist novel by American writer [[Blanche McCrary Boyd]].{{Cite web |date=1997-06-02 |title=Terminal Velocity by Blanche McCrary Boyd |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780679430087 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}{{Cite web |date=1997-05-15 |title=Terminal Velocity |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/blanche-mccrary-boyd/terminal-velocity/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]]}} It takes place in [[1970s]] California in the context of political upheaval, sexual revolution, and radical counter-culture. It also deals with themes of drug use and alcoholism.{{Cite web |date=1997-06-02 |title=Terminal Velocity by Blanche McCrary Boyd |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780679430087 |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}} It is the second book in the Blacklock trilogy that follows protagonist Ellen Burns.{{Cite web |title=Blanche McCrary Boyd |url=https://www.blanchemccraryboyd.com/terminal-velocity |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=Blanche McCrary Boyd |language=en-US}} The first book in the trilogy, the 1991 novel ''The Revolution of Little Girls'', won a Ferro-Gumley Award''.''{{Cite web |title=The Ferro-Grumley Awards |url=https://publishingtriangle.org/awards/ferro-grumley-awards/ |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=The Publishing Triangle |language=en-US}} The final book of the trilogy is the 2018 novel ''Tomb of the Unknown Racist.''{{Cite web |title=Ellen Burns Series by Blanche McCrary Boyd |url=https://www.goodreads.com/series/294029-ellen-burns |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=www.goodreads.com}} It is the second book in the Blacklock trilogy that follows protagonist Ellen Burns.{{Cite web |title=Blanche McCrary Boyd |url=https://www.blanchemccraryboyd.com/terminal-velocity |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=Blanche McCrary Boyd |language=en-US}} The first book in the trilogy, the 1991 novel ''[[The Revolution of Little Girls]]'', won a [[Ferro-Grumley Award]]''.''{{Cite web |title=The Ferro-Grumley Awards |url=https://publishingtriangle.org/awards/ferro-grumley-awards/ |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=The Publishing Triangle |language=en-US}} The final book of the trilogy is the 2018 novel ''[[Tomb of the Unknown Racist]].''{{Cite web |title=Ellen Burns Series by Blanche McCrary Boyd |url=https://www.goodreads.com/series/294029-ellen-burns |access-date=2026-11-09 |website=www.goodreads.com}} == References == == References ==