Comments on: Blog For A Beer: Favorite Female Writers

By: Blue Tyson

Blue Tyson — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:53:06 +0000

Looks like I forgot Ruth Nestvold!

By: Jonathan Wood

Jonathan Wood — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:19:52 +0000

I am consistently late to parties, but… in addition to all the excellent names above I wanted to mention Ursula Pflug, who’s also frickin’ awesome.

By: Blue Tyson

Blue Tyson — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:40:15 +0000

I’d prefer that they right SF, generally, so that is who my favorites would be biased towards, but not always

So, here’s some :-

Leanne Frahm
Mercedes Lackey (how can I not like someone doing a superhero podcast novel?) I liked her Diana Tregarde book, too, early urban fantasy influence for plenty, probably.
Carolyn Ives Gilman
Nancy Kress
Justina Robson
C. L. Moore
Marianne de Pierres
Tiptree
Pat Cadigan
Emma Bull
Melinda M. Snodgrass
Leigh Brackett
Mary Rosenblum
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Elizabeth BEar
Gwyneth Jones
Jennifer Pelland
Nancy Collins
Freda Warrington
Maxine McArthur
Leanne Harper
Storm Constantine
Sarah Endacott
Elizabeth Hand
Daphne du Maurier
Lucy Sussex
Cherie Priest
A. M. Dellamonica
Sarah Monette
Eileen Gunn
Brenda Clough
Lyn Battersby
Catherynne Valente
Martha Soukup
Connie Willis
Robin Hobb and friends
Vonda N. McIntyre
Eugie Foster
Joanna Russ
Sue Isle
Yvonne Navarro
Jo Walton
Kathe Koja
Liz Williams
Ursula Le Guin
Tanya Huff
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Sarah Zettel
Mary Stewart
K. J. Bishop
Beth Bernobich
Suzy McKee Charnas

only read a couple of books by Vicki Petersson and Patricia Briggs, but those were good, too

By: K. Tempest Bradford

K. Tempest Bradford — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:36:12 +0000

My top 20 list of favorite authors includes Nalo Hopkinson, Andrea Hairston, Octavia Butler, Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, Linda Addison, plus N K Jemisin & Alaya Dawn Johnson (both of whom are in my writing group, so I get to see all their brilliant stories before the rest of you!)

Picking a winner this week was hard because you all mentioned amazing writers. But the prize will go to Brenta, mainly for reminding me about Pamela Sargent’s Venus of Dreams series, which I have not read in forever and really must again.

Thanks so much, everyone! I’m going to leave the comments on in case folks want to drop by and add any more names.

By: Willow Fagan

Willow Fagan — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:11:00 +0000

I came back to add M. Rickert’s name to the list, but I see Larry beat me to it, so I’ll just say that her collection Map of Dreams is great.

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:01:53 +0000

Quite a few authors mentioned above that I’ve enjoyed as well and whose works I’d read in a heartbeat. So here is a mixture of those and a few others: Nalo Hopkinson, Emma Bull, Kelly Link, Sarah Monette, Isabel Allende, Angélica Gorodischer, Ursula Le Guin, Ekaterina Sedia, Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, Mary Rickert, and Laura Restrepo.

By: Edward Brock

Edward Brock — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:07:05 +0000

There are a great many women producing work these days that I enjoy (especially as a fan of “urban fantasy”): Patricia Briggs, Vicki Pettersson, Rachel Caine, Rachel Vincent, Richelle Mead, Kim Harrison, Jeanne Stein, Cherie Priest, Ilona Andrews, Stephenie Meyer, Jennifer Rardin (to name a few).

Currently, I am hooked on Jeri Smith-Ready’s work. She has produced a wonderful fantasy series (currently consisting of Eyes of Crow & Voice of Crow), but her new novel, Wicked Game, was so much fun that I’ve already read it twice. The characters are exciting & the action is intense, but what I enjoyed most was the whole “Radio/DJ” spin she employed. The fact that the vampire DJs are stuck in, and to, their respective years of music is a very unique take on the vampire genre. Not to mention the nostalgia one can grab onto as we hear the characters discuss music & sample the playlist Jeri has so graciously provided.

I can’t wait for the next installment of what I hope will be many.

By: Randy Henderson

Randy Henderson — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:50:55 +0000

On a completely unrelated note, I saw the Hulk yesterday. SO much better than their first one, with nice nods to the television series.

But one thing I still can’t get over was the military’s complete disregard for civilian safety. I mean, come on, you’re telling me there’s no accountability in the Marvel universe? That the underling soldiers and airmen didn’t have their own consciences?

The part that really got me was when the helicopter was strafing the target (which I shan’t name) as he ran across the rooftops. They were firing at an angle DOWN into the buildings. They must have mowed down at least 67 families sitting in the top three floors of those apartment buildings.

Perhaps we can do a topic sometime on story elements that ruin good genre films and books because they are completely (but unintentionally) unrealistic and ridiculous. It’s like they spend so much time focused on suspending our disbelief on the fantastic elements that they get lazy on the mundane bits.

By: B. Ross Ashley

B. Ross Ashley — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:06:53 +0000

CJ Cherryh, as somebody mentioned above; Elizabeth Moon; and I cannot believe that nobody has mentioned Elizabeth A. Lynn or Diana Paxson.

I have not read Leah Bobet, although I know her, but another person to mention here is Michelle Sagara West. And Sarah-Jane Elliot. (All three of them clerk part-time at my favourite bookstore, Bakka.)

By: Daniel Ausema

Daniel Ausema — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:49:59 +0000

LeGuin and McKillip frequently enter among the list of my favorites in general and have for quite a few years. Many of the others mentioned here and at Jeff’s blog have been impressing me of late, quickly getting my attention. One I haven’t seen mentioned here (though I might have missed it) is Toiya Kristen Finley–her story in Text:UR was the highlight of that antho (not to downplay the many other excellent stories there…which just makes it more impressive), and I’ve been seeking out her stories ever since.