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Giantrobo 06-15-01 08:04 PM

Does anyone here read her stuff? I always say I'm going to but never get around to getting her books.

Where should I start with her?

renaldow 06-15-01 10:00 PM

I haven't, but I recognize the name. What has she written? What's here style?

Giantrobo 06-16-01 12:24 AM

She writes Science Fiction with an apprently different slant.

Octavia is a Black woman and I think she's a "feminist" so from what I understand her characters are strong Black females.

Merin 06-17-01 02:12 AM

I don't think all her main characters are strong black females; just females. :)

I read Survivor by her; good strong story (yes, the lead was female) about a group of colonists who stumble into a civil war. They have to choose which side to become involved with; or perhaps to go back & claim failure. One of the native groups manages to enslave the colonists; it's a slightly suspenseful story.

Giantrobo 06-17-01 05:38 AM


Originally posted by Merin
I don't think all her main characters are strong black females; just females. :)

I read Survivor by her; good strong story (yes, the lead was female) about a group of colonists who stumble into a civil war. They have to choose which side to become involved with; or perhaps to go back & claim failure. One of the native groups manages to enslave the colonists; it's a slightly suspenseful story.


Yeah , I wasn't sure if they were all Black chicks. But that's why I posted. To hear from others who've read her stuff. :)


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