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Links to Writers
Surfing the Web is a way of life, so let me offer for your enjoyment the following
links to authors you will also enjoy.
- Patricia
Bray . She won the Compton Crook award in 2003, and her
books are a great read. I just finished Devlin's Justice and
really enjoyed it.
- C.J.
Cherryh. I can't say enough good things about Carol Cherryh's
writing - I've been a fan for many years, and have learned a lot reading
(and listening to) her.
- Lynn
Flewelling. Lynn and I did a small college convention in
Amherst, and we also appeared together at Eeriecon in Niagra Falls.
I'm just diving into her work and will be adding effusive praise to
my reading list soon.
- Katherine
Kurtz. A master storyteller. Every time I read her I learn
something about medieval history.
- Paul
Levinson. A fellow Tor author, his stories of forensic
detective Phil D'Amato will keep you turning pages.
- David Liss.
An outstanding writer of historical fiction. I just finished The
Coffee Trader and I confess to having sent him a fan letter.
UPDATE: Here's what he had to say about The Dark
Wing: "I really enjoyed [it]. I thought it was compelling,
fully-realized and absorbingly gritty." That's very high praise
coming from a writer of his skill. Now go buy The Coffee Trader!
:-)
- Danielle
Ackley-MacPhail. Working hard on bringing that Celtic mythos
to speculative fiction. She's fun to watch, and we've done some enjoyable
conventions together.
- Jack
McDevitt. A great writer and a baseball fan - what better
recommendation could you have? (And he liked my books - which didn't
hurt either!)
- Lyda
Morehouse. One of the best parts of my March visit to Minnesota
was meeting Lyda, who's amazing in action - I invited her aboard for
the "Secret Societies" panel at WorldCon.
- Tee Morris.
One of the most energetic figures in speculative fiction, you shouldn't
miss the chance to hear him talk about writing, storytelling, or "getting
into character." Check out his first book Morevi.
And keep in mind that horror film from the '50s, "The Day Tee Morris
Stood Still." (Of course, I've never seen it :-)) Tee has just
completed the manuscript for Billibub Baddings and the Case
of the Singing Sword, a sort of Mickey Spillane - fantasy epic
crossover. I read a preliminary version and really enjoyed it.
- Rob Sawyer.
Another bright star in the Tor firmament. Rob's many novels and short
stories show great insight. He wrote my first cover quote and dubbed
me "the new master of military science fiction". UPDATE:
Rob won the Hugo at WorldCon 2003! Congratulations!
- Wen Spencer.
Author of Alien Taste, Tainted Trail,
and Bitter Waters. Be sure to watch for the fourth
Ukiah Oregon novel Dog Warrior later this year and
also read her new novel Tinker, which features elves
in Pittsburgh. An excellent writer, and a disturbingly productive one.
The 2002 Compton
Crook winner.
- Martha
Wells. One of my favorite writers, her book "Death
of the Necromancer" is one of my favorite speculative fiction works.
Run, do not walk, to your local bookstore and buy her books.
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