[LMB] Tolkien's female characters, lacks in; wasTemerairemovie

[Paula Lieberman]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sylvus Tarn" <sylvus at rejiquar.com>

> On Tue, 2006-09-12 at 21:54 -0400, Paula Lieberman wrote:

>> Take a look at most pre-1965 or so science fiction and fantasy, there
>> aren't many female characters.
>
>   Absolutely adored Charles Harness, who wrote
> far too little.

There might be more of it than you realize,

http://www.nesfa.org/press/AvailableBooksByAuthor.html

-886778-41-8NESFA8    2002    Charles L. Harness   Cybele, with Bluebonnets 
(edited by Priscilla Olson)
1-886778-09-4NESFA7  1998     Charles L. Harness    An Ornament to His 
Profession (edited by Priscilla Olson)
1-886778-16-7NESFA11  1999   Charles L. Harness   Rings (edited by Priscilla 
Olson)

[ObBujold, the same web page also lists 5 Bujold books, the collection 
Dreamweaver's Dilemma, and hardcovers of the first five of her books 
published in paperback by Baen]

> All in all I have to say I'm very glad I no longer have to pretend that
> only the male characters are worth identifying with, a stance I'm sorry
> to say I took unabashedly when young.

There was little other choice, unless one enjoyed the role of token or 
ioslatee.

Lois' work came in post feminist revolution.  Feminist SF of writers such as 
Joanna Russ and Suzette Haden Elgin isn't getting attention these days, and 
Harlequin just killed its Bombshell line with go-getter heroines.... (it 
wasn't quite SF/F, but had writers who were from SF/F writing backgrounds, 
such as Doranna Durgin).