ariels@tekecs.UUCP (Ariel Shattan) (09/20/83)
AAAGH! "The Word For World is Forest" is an Ursula K. LeGuin novella Get your Oregon female authors straight! How about Vonda N. McIntyre's "Aztecs" ? Very good, and its now incorporated into her latest full-length novel. Then there's Joan D. Vinge's "Mother and Child", which is paired with her "Fireship" in the book by that name. Much better than the title story, in my opinion. Ursula's also done a good novelette by the name of "The Eye of the Heron". It can be found in it's own book, but was originally in "Millenial Women". I also enjoyed John Varley's "Persitance of Vision", though I'm not sure if that's a novelette or just a short story. I really enjoy reading short story anthologies, whether all the same author or a compilation of a number of authors. They're just long enough for a lunch break or before bed, but you don't have to interrupt your reading for things you have to do (like work...). Ariel Shattan dekvax!tektronix!tekecs!ariels
dub@CSvax:Pucc-H:pur-phy.UUCP (09/22/83)
I'd like to put in my two sentences worth and say that "True Names" by Vernor Vinge is another short novel that can go on that "Short Stuff" list. D. Bartholomew
brucec@tekecs.UUCP (Bruce Cohen) (09/26/83)
I'll add my vote for "Persistence of Vision" by John Varley, on of the few stories to ever make my hair stand on end. (Don't worry, that's a good sign). Add "Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance" also by Varley to the list, too.