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   Re: SF & F   
   13 Aug 09 16:30:52   
   
   XPost: alt.fan.tolkien, rec.arts.books.tolkien, alt.books.cs-lewis   
   From: bredband.net@ojevind.lang   
      
   "Derek Broughton"  skrev i meddelandet   
   news:28fdl6-dh8.ln1@morgen.pointerstop.ca...   
      
   [snip]   
      
   >> And everything from Sheri Tepper.   
   >   
   > Skip the books of /The True Game/ (I think that's what she called it).   
   > Very   
   > juvenile.  Everything else is excellent.   SF or Fantasy is just her   
   > setting   
   > for investigations of social dynamics, and they could be set pretty well   
   > anywhere.  I think if I must choose one, go for /The Family Tree/.   
      
   Oops! You don't seem to like the Jinian series. I rather enjoyed it.   
     OTOH, I think I can safely warn people against the (IMO) awful writings of   
   Katherine Kurtz and Catherine Kerr.   
      
   Öjevind   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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