On 29 Jan 2003 at 12:22, Davis, Iain E. wrote > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrew Lias [mailto:anrwlias at hotmail.com] > > > So... why? Why do women, especially young women, tend to > > avoid science > > fiction while embracing fantasy? > > > > I'm curious to hear everyone's. > ...opinion? > > I'd be more interested in commentary from the women (on this list) on > the subject. :) As a female I shall take that as an invitation. I got an early start in SF - I read Asimov's "Ugly Little Boy" in first grade. I was absolutely delighted when I found it again in high school. After that a friend of mine (male) suggested Clarke, Bradbury and LeGuin. I was read mostly hard SF (and Vonnegut - who prefers not to be categorized as SF) until junior year when I branched out and started reading more fantasy: Tolkien, Jack Chalker, Piers Anthony. When I got to college a friend started loaning me McCaffery. Then I stumbled onto Brust and, well, I no longer have to read anything else ;-) M