One day I hope to read a Nancy Kress novel full of amazing, deep, complex characters who manage to transcend the stereotypes often demanded by plot and story. Alas, that day has not yet come.Probability Moon ended on a bittersweet note. The Zeus and its crew was destroyed when Orbital Object #7 e...
I love to sleep. I prefer at least eight, preferably nine hours of sleep each night. Going to bed at midnight and waking up at nine in the morning is a perk of my madcap, Bohemian university student lifestyle that I will have to abandon once I become a stern, starched-collar high school teacher. ...
Dynamic Characters by Nancy KresstNancy begins this writer’s aid book with a quote by Henry James. “Character is plot.’A little further on, she notes that, “…you must believe in your characters.” Dynamic Characters presents a good, solid entry into the development of the many needs of creative st...
This is an outstanding collection of stories, most about near-future bio-engineering, written with a uniquely human and emotional touch. Most are real gems."Beggars in Spain" is the first story in the collection, and it's easy to see why it won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novella in 1991....
Kress became a favorite after I read her Beggars in Spain, which won both Nebula and Hugo awards. An Alien Light wasn't as strong as that book, but I thought hung together better than her other early novel, Brainrose. That one was set in the near future, and had dated quite badly--this one is set...