tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post9192187043500633990..comments2024-03-29T03:32:03.363-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Fantasy FemalesJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-35275516240239872302010-12-04T07:10:45.315-08:002010-12-04T07:10:45.315-08:00I am familiar with only about half the women on th...I am familiar with only about half the women on this list and their books. Thanks. I will look at the books of the others as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801468265072232351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-28174583990922889092010-12-02T22:16:59.499-08:002010-12-02T22:16:59.499-08:00Be sure to also check out Weiss' "Amber a...Be sure to also check out Weiss' "Amber and Ashes", "Amber and Iron" and um, well I haven't got to the third one yet... Anyways, good stuff!!!<br /><br />KUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671606521244105599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-1817109102678707132010-12-02T16:27:37.170-08:002010-12-02T16:27:37.170-08:00I've actually had the opposite feeling. With t...I've actually had the opposite feeling. With the exception of Susan Cooper, I've had a hard time reading female fantasy writers.MiniatureWargaming Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795824275815936103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-86329150627264567792010-12-01T23:33:56.243-08:002010-12-01T23:33:56.243-08:00@ All:
Wow...thanks for the great suggestions. I ...@ All:<br /><br />Wow...thanks for the great suggestions. I know LeGuin is great, but I've only ever read Lathe of Heaven. And I've heard a lot of Leigh Brackett, just never sampled it.<br /><br />Catherine L. Moore's Jirel of Joiry is a character I've been intrigued by ever since I read about her in Ron Edwards's "Sword and Sorcery," I just haven't been able to find a copy of the stories. I'll make a more concerted effort to find 'em.<br /><br />@ Drnunch (specifically): I will definitely check out Elizabeth Moon. Thanks!JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-34769899955895125102010-12-01T20:24:59.002-08:002010-12-01T20:24:59.002-08:00Lois McMaster Bujold has a some solid fantasy work...Lois McMaster Bujold has a some solid fantasy works which you might enjoy. I thought the Chalion books (Curse of Chalion, Paladin of Souls, Hallowed Hunt) were better than the Sharing Knife series overall.<br /><br />Robin Hobb is a female writer that can certainly write ugly.<br /><br />And as a B/X fan you definitely need to check out Elizabeth Moon's Deed of Paksennarrion if you have not already. It's the best D&D novel ever written, even if its not officially a D&D novel.drnuncheonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550380906129633611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-16681719778196624342010-12-01T19:46:17.344-08:002010-12-01T19:46:17.344-08:00I've met Mr. Hickman, I assure you he is a dud...I've met Mr. Hickman, I assure you he is a dude. A rather interesting fellow with time and to spare for a fellow gamer. <br /><br />As far as the topic of your post? I know of many female romance novelists with stories set in a fantasy milieu, but few female fantasy authors. YMMV.Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770517741281593733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-78295710667684988012010-12-01T14:13:11.031-08:002010-12-01T14:13:11.031-08:00Julian May wrote an excellent 'fantasy' se...Julian May wrote an excellent 'fantasy' series called the Saga of Pliocene Exile. i always thought it would make an great non-traditional traditional fantasy setting.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921387967662542436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-5110001795446355992010-12-01T13:11:41.053-08:002010-12-01T13:11:41.053-08:00I completely forgot Leigh Brackett, but yeah, she&...I completely forgot Leigh Brackett, but yeah, she's one of the good ones as well.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155926145150934199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-52352062044300175672010-12-01T13:05:18.430-08:002010-12-01T13:05:18.430-08:00Leigh Brackett is more sci-fi, but perhaps worth m...Leigh Brackett is more sci-fi, but perhaps worth mentioning as many of her stories are space fantasy-like.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-57172487399954641052010-12-01T12:47:44.325-08:002010-12-01T12:47:44.325-08:00Ursula K. Le Guin and Tanith Lee are, for me, in t...Ursula K. Le Guin and Tanith Lee are, for me, in the solid second tier of fantasy writers, just below the true greats. Flannery O'Connor is my favorite 20th century author in any genre.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155926145150934199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-43407632547168161712010-12-01T11:56:55.995-08:002010-12-01T11:56:55.995-08:00Just finished C.L. Moore's Jirel stories publi...Just finished C.L. Moore's Jirel stories published by Paizo, and they are quite good. I was also a big fan of Mercedes Lackey's Oathbound, though the other books in the series not so much.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-34152567350109757512010-12-01T11:34:43.773-08:002010-12-01T11:34:43.773-08:00C.L. Moore is fantastic, if you haven't read h...C.L. Moore is fantastic, if you haven't read her books.<br /><br />I also really enjoyed The Birthgrave by Tanith Lee, but I haven't read much else by her.Welcome to Dungeon!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14346914156633328775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-74590629626633742862010-12-01T10:42:45.554-08:002010-12-01T10:42:45.554-08:00I think Tracy Hickman is a male Tracy.
I read Coo...I think Tracy Hickman is a male Tracy.<br /><br />I read Cooper's series for the first time since I was a child a couple of years ago, and it didn't really hold up nearly as well. A lot of stuff still came through, like that real sense of age she puts into the settings, but the stories themselves were a bit choppy.<br /><br />Still, they deserve better than that awful film adaptation, which I saw yesterday. Eek.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-84492778207229456342010-12-01T10:38:24.102-08:002010-12-01T10:38:24.102-08:00What about Tracy Hickman?What about Tracy Hickman?Fumershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156302616243889562noreply@blogger.com