Ha! Go me.
And we live to fight another day.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Katie M - Sep 15, 2004 9:01:59 am PDT #5845 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
DavidS - Sep 15, 2004 9:38:53 am PDT #5846 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Shards of Honor started out as Trekfic, by all accounts.
Interesting. Are there other examples of this phenomenon?
Consuela - Sep 15, 2004 9:42:47 am PDT #5847 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm sure, David, although I can't think of any off the top of my head.
Well, except for the pal who's rewriting her epic XF novel as a mainstream thriller, and the stalled space opera on my hard drive whose genesis was a Farscape story.
Nutty - Sep 15, 2004 9:45:06 am PDT #5848 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Ellen Kushner's first novel is extremely fanficcy in style, but in an original universe. I want to say there is at least one other Trek novel/series with the bumpy foreheads filed off, but I can't think of it.
Consuela - Sep 15, 2004 9:50:49 am PDT #5849 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Ellen Kushner's first novel
Swordspoint? Yeah, I call it a slash fairy tale.
Kate P. - Sep 15, 2004 10:01:08 am PDT #5850 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Is Swordspoint good, or is it fanficcy in a derogatory way?
Connie Neil - Sep 15, 2004 10:02:06 am PDT #5851 of 10002
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Mmm, Swordspoint. I didn't like the sequel so much. Too much magic, not enough interaction of people. I loved Swordspoint because it was a fantasy without any of the fantasy elements. Except for it being a different world, where anyone can love whoever they want, it could have been an historical novel.
Nutty - Sep 15, 2004 10:03:34 am PDT #5852 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I mean fanficcy in a purely descriptive way. When I read it, I felt like I was reading fanfic, except it was in a universe I'd never heard of.
...I suppose that could be taken derogatorily, but I don't especially mean it that way. I have some issues with the book, but not specifically related to its feeling like fanfic.
Consuela - Sep 15, 2004 10:06:00 am PDT #5853 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Swordspoint is marvelously-well written, but there is a certain element of... oh, I suppose, elevation of the characters-as-characters that you won't find in most fiction. Maybe a little indulgent.
Which is not to say it's not good, it's very good. But I didn't love Richard and wassname enough, and I really did have issues with the sequel.
Kate P. - Sep 15, 2004 10:08:25 am PDT #5854 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Hmm. Nutty, I think I know what you mean, although I don't think I could describe that style very well. Anyway, sounds interesting; I'll look it up at the library.