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Date: Tue, 26-Feb-85 11:58:03 EST
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From: Slocum@HI-MULTICS.ARPA

I  feel  that C.J. Cherryh is one of top female authors in either
the SF or Fantasy field.  Downbelow Station  was  masterful,  the
Morgaine  Trilogy  was  excellent,  and  The Tree  of Swords  and
Jewels (the sequel to Dreamstone, which I haven't read) was  very
good.   She  is  one  of  those people who are equally at home in
either genre.  To your friend, I suggest  you have him read  some
of  her work, especially Downbelow Station,  Serpent's Reach, and
The Faded Sun Trilogy.  He is missing some of the best  work   in
the  field  by  his  silly "first principles".  He sounds awfully
chavinistic to me.  He may be beyond hope.

I have also read Tanith Lee's Death's  Master,  which  I  thought
was  excellent.   But unfortunately, this is the only one of hers
that I've read.

I find female authors in  general  to  be  far  more  interesting
than   most  male authors.  I think that the prejudice is waning,
and that  the majority of readers accept  female  authors.   Your
friend is the exception, not the rule.

     Brett