C.J. Cherryh (but i haven't read it because it bored me)
When I was younger, I wasn't greatly keen on most of her stuff. Now - well, I'm currently rereading everything of hers in the house. My tastes have changed.
One thing I really appreciate is that her protagonists are rarely Heinleinianly competent - they're usually trying their best under trying conditions with only limited knowledge of what's going on, and though things usually turn out OK, it's far from guaranteed in the earlier stages.
Oh, and I'll happily defend Cyteen as possibly one of the greatest SF novels ever - the character of Ariane Emory 1 is deliciously nasty while being, in her own lights, fully justified.
Ah, which Cherryh novel didn't you like? Just out of curiosity - I won't say you're a fool not to like it, since as I said, I didn't like the majority at first. Nor am I going to imply that your tastes are wrong, or that they'll 'grow up' to become more like mine.
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Date: 2003-10-01 10:58 (UTC)When I was younger, I wasn't greatly keen on most of her stuff. Now - well, I'm currently rereading everything of hers in the house. My tastes have changed.
One thing I really appreciate is that her protagonists are rarely Heinleinianly competent - they're usually trying their best under trying conditions with only limited knowledge of what's going on, and though things usually turn out OK, it's far from guaranteed in the earlier stages.
Oh, and I'll happily defend Cyteen as possibly one of the greatest SF novels ever - the character of Ariane Emory 1 is deliciously nasty while being, in her own lights, fully justified.
Ah, which Cherryh novel didn't you like? Just out of curiosity - I won't say you're a fool not to like it, since as I said, I didn't like the majority at first. Nor am I going to imply that your tastes are wrong, or that they'll 'grow up' to become more like mine.