Re: C.J. Cherryh

Which is EXACTLY why GZG needs to start producing Space Cats!

:-)

Nicholas Caldwell
clcaldwell@kreative.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Ground Zero Games <jon@gzg.keme.co.uk>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 4:56 AM
Subject: Re: C.J. Cherryh

> >--- Roger Books <books@jumpspace.net> wrote:
> >
> >> As a counterpoint.  I enjoyed the Chanur books but
> >> have not liked
> >> most other novels by Cherryh.  Her stuff is mostly
> >> political with
> >> very little action.  I don't find these type stories
> >> very exciting.
> >
> >Cherryh spends most of her time on characterization,
> >political plots, and the sociology of the societies
> >she creates.
> >
> >I find it a fascinating change of pace from my usual
> >fare of David Drake and S. M. Stirling.
> 
> I am also a huge fan of Cherryh's work - it's refreshing in the way
that
> most of the techie bits and heavy SF stuff forms just an accepted part
of
> her characters' background and life, just as it should, rather than
being
> thrust at the reader with huge technobabble infodumps and spurious
> exposition (oooh, lots of long words for so early in the morning....)
;-)
> 
> Good stuff. Highly recommended.
> 
> Jon (GZG)
> >
> >John
> >
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