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.
Oh, look at the pretties!
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
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."
Consuela - Sep 15, 2004 9:42:47 am PDT #5847 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
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
brillig
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.
sumi - Sep 15, 2004 10:09:59 am PDT #5855 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
I enjoy Swordspoint.
Connie Neil - Sep 15, 2004 10:11:04 am PDT #5856 of 10002
brillig
It is a somewhat odd book. There is a fairly intricate plot, but the plot is almost completely driven by what the characters think about each other.
I must confess, I skimmed through the sequel so I could find mention of the characters from Swordspoint. There are some very lovely vignettes about them.