>Couldn't agree more. Cherryh is an extraordinary writer, capable of writing everything from high fantasy (the Morgaine saga) through rollicking space opera (the Chanur books) to 'hard' science fiction (the Alliance-Union series) and hugely underrated. She's won many awards in a long and prolific career, but in my opinion should be mentioned among the 'greats'.
>Ditto Alice Sheldon (aka James Tiptree Jr), Vonda McIntyre, and the brilliant C L Moore (who probably did more to pave the way for today's brilliant female writers than any other, writing as she did when the genre was almost exclusively male).
>Coming right up to date, Kij Johnson's work is utterly splendid.
Right lads, noticed this in the comment section of an atrocious article in the Gruan which I am not going to do the favour to of linking it. To my shame I haven't heard of any of these authors. Anyone got any advice as to which ones are worth it, or a description of their style?
Because they were responding to a piece of shit article claiming that SF is institutionally sexist. While missing out all of the many well regarded female writers. Such as LeGuin, among other massive fuck ups. I still refuse to link to it. The only good that will come from this is this thread. And yes, I am currently drafting a complaint to the Reader's Editor.
1) Do not involve your penis in sexting
2) Do not neglect your penis.
3) Do not stick your penis into household objects.
4) Do not use your penis to urinate all over the place in public.
5) Do not ever put your penis into someone who does not want this.
6) Do not name your penis.
7) Do not derive pleasure from your penis with other men.
8) Do not try to pierce your own penis.
9) Do not try to make your penis bigger by buying Bazooka Pills or other rubbish offered online.
10) Do not mistake your penis for your brain.
To answer OP and keep this /lit/, I read some of C.J. Cherryh's SF as a young teen many years ago and found it pretty good stuff. Have never tried her fantasy and was blissfully unaware of her feminist overtones at the time. Long since grown out of science fiction.