Re: Nebula Finalists 1999

On 7 Sep 2024 12:09:00 GMT, Chris Buckley <alan@sabir.com> wrote:

Asaro remains an enigma to me.  She was a hard scientist (PhD in
chemical physics from Harvard), nominated numerous times (9?) for
Hugo and Nebula awards (won two Nebulas), president of the SFWA
for two terms, has written about 40 novels, but she's remarkably unknown.
I don't remember the last time she was discussed here (mentioned a couple
of times but not discussed).  Her works are generally on the lighter
space opera side, but that's true of a lot of authors, especially now.

Asaro's SF scratches my fantasy itch much better than her fantasy
does.

Her "shape magic" struck me, at first, as trying really, really hard.
I became adjusted to it because of my interest in the characters, but
don't seek out new stories as I do with the Major Bhahjan series.

But I'd *really* like to see Bhaajan solve a problem with consequences
that are confined to a single planet.  Saving the entire universe gets
a little old.

And I think that the Majdas should give her an assignment that keeps
her out of fights long enough to heal up from the previous story.


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