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From: jablow@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (Eric Robert Jablow)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: post-WHITE DRAGON era
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Date: Thu, 13-Feb-86 23:14:01 EST
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Perhaps I should have sent this to net.rumor, but here goes:

Anne McCaffery is one of the most prominent authors of "commercial
science fantasy".  You know what I'm talking about.  In sf there
are authors like "Lee Correy" and James Hogan who write industrial-
grade science fiction, but Anne McCaffery is much more prominent in
her chosen field.  Look at all the teenagers running around at 
conventions wearing dragon dolls and thinking ONLY about dragons.
(That's what I don't like--the obsession.)  But she could make
lots, lots, lots more money if she just takes my suggestion here.

^L
Suggestion for a novel:
		   THE SWORD OF SHARRA
	by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Anne McCaffery

In the (chronologically) last Darkover novel, THE WORLD WRECKERS, 
the telepaths of Darkover made a telepathic call to all the other
telepaths of the galaxy.  Well, just imagine that Pern is in the
same galaxy and same future history.  The telepaths of Pern get the
call.  Who interpets it?  What is the most powerfully telepathic
race on Pern? And who is its most powerful telepath?  Of course,
the Dragons, and Ruth in particular.  So, Ruth starts getting 
irrestible visions of a planet orbiting a red sun (Hee. Hee!).
He tells Jaxom and Sharra (Remember that name?), and after much
dithering they decide to go.  They get there, look around in shock, 
have some adventures, and barely escape with their lives.  They go
back, consult with Ruatha and the Harpers, and Pern and Darkover start 
dealing in earnest.  Watch out as

	Pernians start getting very confused by Darkover sexual mores.
	Darkoverans start getting very confused by Pern sexual mores.
	Someone decides to go Dragon-hunting, and comes to a very bad end.

You can add whatever speculations you wish.  It will sell big bucks, 
divided two ways of course, but it will be a greatly profitable book 
all the same.  I expect to see it soon.



			Respectfully,
			Eric Robert Jablow
			MSRI
			ucbvax!brahms!jablow

	I may be a screwy little wabbit, but at least I'm not
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