Comments on: Nebula Award Stories Four

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:14:22 +0000

Its a tough situation! I feel like if I never got into that stuff when I was young, I never would have. My mom is also a total fantasy/sci-fi nerd so I just assumed it was all normal at that age.I think for you it might be easier to get into her short stories. There is this one short collection entitled “Get Off The Unicorn” that is short and pretty accessible. I remember my Mom actually sent me a copy when I was living in Sweden because she wanted to point something out relating to the current state of Internet in one of the stories. So cute :)

By: Claire Evans

Claire Evans — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:19:05 +0000

I have such an ambivalent feeling about the more fantasy end of the spectrum!I don’t know why, and I totally realize that I rain the same scorn on fantasy novels that, like, “normal people” do upon science fiction. Some books have kind of been game changers for me recently on the issue (Ursula K. LeGuin ones, particularly), and I promise to read Anna McCaffrey with total straight-faced sincerity. I believe!What do you recommend?

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:42:16 +0000

I’m a little disappointed with you giving up on Anne McCaffery but I can understand. Her novels are very soap-opera-y and defintely more drenched in fantasy than science fiction. However, I love her and between the ages of 10 and 13 I read every single one of her novels and short stories (not a small feat). You can do it! I must confess though, the Dragon books were never my favorites. She wrote a bunch (including good short stories that would be easier for you to get into) about telepaths and other pyschics.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:45:29 +0000

(THAT GOES FOR EVERYBODY.)

By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:43:50 +0000

Twitter at me if y’all want to start a band call F’lar.