At 18:02 -0600 25.11.2002, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > That is not the commonly-used definition of the term, though the act > described there *would* squick most people. > > It's a much more general term, meaning pretty much "that allegedly > sexual activity disgusts me". Many people feel that way about Gor. That was my understanding of the term as well -- which made me puzzle about why someone would find Katherine Kurtz "squicky". There's very little sex of any kind in her books, especially the early ones. Or am I forgetting something? Anyway, for the record, I'm squicked by Donaldson as well, don't really like Card that much, but have loved nearly all of the other suggestions (LeGuin, Lewis, Leiber, etc). Has McKillip been mentioned? The Riddle-Master trilogy would be a great choice, I would think. And although they're completely EFP, as a young teen I did enjoy those Stasheff "Warlock" books, though I can't really read them these days. :) I also really loved the Gandalara cycle by Randall Garrett, but I think those are pretty hard to find now. Is he too young for Douglas Adams? I was reading that by 6th grade, or 7th at the very latest. - Nancy.