tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post7769226402146402026..comments2024-01-31T01:40:57.553-06:00Comments on Adventures in Reading: Nebula Award Nominee: "Dangerous Space"Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-74531495197611685822009-04-19T16:21:00.000-05:002009-04-19T16:21:00.000-05:00Oh, I didn't mind your calling out the light scien...Oh, I didn't mind your calling out the light science. I'm guessing the rest of SFWA has noticed that too (grin). <br /><br />One of my favorite reviews of DS talks about my brand of spec fic being to take an SF element (such as F-tech) and show it affecting a few characters at an entirely personal level. That felt true to me: but it's not everyone's preferred brand of reading, for sure. I would frankly be astonished if it won the Nebula, although I would certainly be proud and happy.Kelley Eskridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685456921661488739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-38327725051713772482009-04-15T18:22:00.000-05:002009-04-15T18:22:00.000-05:00Hi Kelley,
I read Mars as female, but it took a ...Hi Kelley, <br /><br />I read Mars as female, but it took a while to come to that conclusion. I thought I caught a marker somewhere in the story, but now I'm not so sure. :)<br /><br />But, I agree - everything Mars does and says comes across as human, as real. <br /><br />I probably wouldn't have mentioned the science / tech except for the nomination. By the time I noticed that the story was extra light on that element I certainly didn't care. I was caught up in the rest.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094675116398769415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354250.post-12235129056184071412009-04-15T17:45:00.000-05:002009-04-15T17:45:00.000-05:00Thank you, Joe! I'm glad you liked the story, and...Thank you, Joe! I'm glad you liked the story, and I appreciate your taking the time to write about it.<br /><br />You're right that the story is light on science/tech. For me, the deeper speculative element is the lack of gender markers for Mars, and the idea that whether you read the character as male or female, Mars' feelings and actions are still plausible because they are <I>human</I>. At least, that's one of my goals (along with just telling a good story).Kelley Eskridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685456921661488739noreply@blogger.com