You know what I realized halfway through my discussion with fabricalchemist? Nowhere in this post did I say anything about female characters, weak or strong. I was talking about writers and moreover gender trope preferences. I AM INTRIGUED THAT YOU OFFER ME FEMALE CHARACTERS and obviously it was a whole side discussion in the comments (and thanks for listing all the kickass literary ladies and lady authors!), but like you could have a military sci-fi book with a kickass lady commander, but if it is a hardcore military sci-fi book and you don't like that sort of thing, it doesn't matter if there's a kickass lady or not. You're still probably not going to enjoy it (although you might enjoy it more than you would have if the lady didn't kick ass).
ANYWAY. Are Elizabeth Moon's books any good? They're always sitting right where I'm hoping to see those by Sarah Monette (whose next book is going to be published under a pseudonym because Ace did so poorly by her that the name "Sarah Monette" is basically blacklisted in bookseller lists BUT I DIGRESS), and I always kind of resent them for it, but if they were actually good I might give them a shot, just because I see them.
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Date: 2012-07-02 03:15 am (UTC)ANYWAY. Are Elizabeth Moon's books any good? They're always sitting right where I'm hoping to see those by Sarah Monette (whose next book is going to be published under a pseudonym because Ace did so poorly by her that the name "Sarah Monette" is basically blacklisted in bookseller lists BUT I DIGRESS), and I always kind of resent them for it, but if they were actually good I might give them a shot, just because I see them.