Comments on: Bestselling Dribble

By: Graham

Graham — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:46:11 +0000

Brad:
Little Fuzzy is a fun read. Fuzzy Sapiens even better.

By: Graham

Graham — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:40:31 +0000

Johnny:
It is a fun book. The part with the Kangaroo tendon to fix his knee and how he lossened it up still bring a smile to my face

By: Johnny Wadd

Johnny Wadd — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:50:37 +0000

I loved bush pilot with a briefcase!

By: Brad K.

Brad K. — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:23:21 +0000

Wait a minute. I object. C.J.Cherryh, Merchanter’s Luck, is a respected, established Sci-Fi author. More people may be familiar with her ‘Cyteen’, but Downbelow Station and the companion Merchanter’s Luck are mainstream SF. I might lump in the Pride of Chanur series with the others as far as favorites of mine. But still - Merchanter’s Luck and C.J.Cherryh, in their day, were execellent stories, excellent author, and best selling SF.

I look for follow on novels - such as Vatta’s War (Elizabeth Moon), and the Kris Longknife series (Mike Shepherd) Does that mean I buy the book because of the author? Or because the book is a continuation of a story I enjoy?

Sherri S. Tepper, Robert Heinlein, and Chrstopher Stasheff, though probably prove your point. Much of their early work, and some of the Stasheff story lines (Starship Troupers) are entertaining and enjoyable. Other work got weird for my taste. Some authors I am predisposed to consider a new novel, others the author’s name makes me more wary.

But Merchanter’s Luck, that was pretty mainstream in it’s time, and must have sold well, too. I always lump Merchanter’s Luck with the engaging Downbelow Station. Suppose Downbelow Station was a tribute to H. Beam Piper’s Little Fuzzy?

By: Imani

Imani — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:55:32 +0000

Ok, now I’m dying to know which authors you tried and found their books to be waste material. Why be kind? Spare no feelings!

By: Graham

Graham — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:42:25 +0000

Michaela Lica: I am not down on author just high on stories. Yes the alot of the stories that fit the need of the time in our lives don’t come from GREAT authors. they come from people who reach into their heart and sould to tell a story. wether it be fantasy, fiction, or fact it matches our need and enriches our lives.

By: Mihaela Lica

Mihaela Lica — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:58:34 +0000

This is really confusing. Ian, why don’t you make an author account for your father here? This way we’ll really know the author. At the end of the entry it is still your name listed.

Anyway, Graham: I agree wholeheartedly. It’s the story that makes an author great - and his luck to be born when the time needs him and to be present where the story takes place (even when the story is just in his fantasy). Not to minimize the talent of the author… It’s just that not all writers are gifted, yet many beautify our lives with stories that keep Hope alive.