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From: arlan@inuxm.UUCP (A Andrews)
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Subject: Re: feminist sf/fantasy
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Date: Fri, 18-Oct-85 12:18:47 EDT
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> From: Caro.PA@Xerox.ARPA
> 
> Here are my favorites:
> 
> * The Screwfly Solution, James Tiptree Jr.
> For a man, Tiptree sure writes strong female characters well.  I also
> enjoy the upbeat endings that his novels always have.
> 
> * Witch World, etc., by Andre Norton
> Another male writer who espouses feminist views.  His female characters
> are also very well written.
> 
> * A Spell For Chameleon, The Source Of Magic, Castle Roogna, etc., Piers
> Anthony
> I've found Piers Anthony to be an author who, unlike many others, has no
> problem at all with feminist doctrine.
> 
> * Titan, Wizard, Demon, John Varley
> Again, strong female characters.  A friend of mine pointed out that, "To
> Varley, a woman can only be a strong character if she is a Lesbian."
> 
> Others have suggested that John Norman's Gor series treat women in a
> radically different way than most other authors, but I haven't had a
> chance to read any of those books.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> Commodore Perry
> 
> (-: Ask a silly question ... :-)

*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***
James Tiptree, Jr., SHOULD write strong female characters, if anyone can,
since he is the pseudonym of Alice Sheldon.  (We all fall into this trap;
I even used "his" name in a novelty item I did in OMNI four years ago--
"Science Fictional Table of Elements.")

--arlan andrews, analog irregular