![]() ![]() But considering their amazing volume of influential work they have all collected so few awards that it kind of boggles the mind. And if you take the time to read their work, and consider their publication dates, you will be astounded at how influential they were (or are, in the case of Cherryh, who alone among the three is still with us). ![]() Cherryh, and Andre Norton (who took said pen name because when she was writing sword and sorcery, publishers believed it was necessary to market to adolescent boys because girls didn’t read that sort of thing) are legends in the field, if you ask other science fiction and fantasy writers. I think perhaps the difference is that LeGuin is considered a “literary writer” not that this is something she asked for or sought out.Īnne McCaffrey, C.J. Well, also Ursula LeGuin, but for some reason people remember her. ![]() Cherryh, and Andre Norton – the forgotten triumvirate of women who moulded the science fiction and fantasy we know today. Read for the Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge and the Second Best Reading Challenge (for sci-fi/fantasy books that were nominated for awards but did not win).Īnne McCaffrey, C.J. ![]()
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