Trying to find the name and author of a SF book I read in the 1970s. It was set on the terraformed Mars of the far future and written in an arty, experimental style. Wealth was unlimited so the characters had everything they needed. The Martians were described as having black hair that was iridescent like all colors of the rainbow. One character was a hermaphrodite named Sysiphos or Sisyphus. She/he had sex with a sibling. When male Sisyphus was referred to as he, when acting as female, she -- as a she she went by the name Sissy. At one point Sissy seduced the teenage son of a politician on Mars and ran into a lot of trouble. I think this book might have serialized in Analog or Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine.
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You've included different details here; absolutewrite.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-342334.html– ValorumCommented Jul 4, 2019 at 17:43
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2Never mind -- found it A Double Shadow, Frederick Turner– Cobalt JadeCommented Jul 4, 2019 at 17:43
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7Great, now self-answer it!– ValorumCommented Jul 4, 2019 at 17:44
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Book was A Double Shadow, by Frederick Turner, published 1978
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1It would be better to explain how this book fits the criteria. Commented Jul 5, 2019 at 18:31
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A quick review could not find anything with a description detailed enough to see if this answer is correct. More info on why it is the answer is needed.– NJohnnyCommented Jul 5, 2019 at 18:33
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4This is a self-answer from the person who asked the question in the first place. Surely they know that this book is correct?– F1KrazyCommented Jul 5, 2019 at 18:37
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@F1 self-answered questions are held to the same standards as all others. Commented Jul 8, 2019 at 17:22