On Aug 18, 2004, at 11:20 AM, Shannon Wimberly wrote: > > --- wamydia <wamydia23 at yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> Has anyone read her "Freedom" series? It is pretty >> recent (I think the fourth book was released just >> last >> year) and quite a departure from the Pern novels. I >> have read the first three books in the series and >> really enjoyed them. Instead of dragonriders and >> singing ships, the Freedom series is about alien >> invasions, colonial survival on an alien planet, and >> a >> fight for liberation. Much more sci-fi than >> fantasy. >> I would agree that her earlier stuff was her best, >> but >> I think she can still tell a good story when she >> isn't >> trying to stretch the Pern world farther than it >> should ever have gone. >> >> Has anyone read "Pegasus in Space" and the related >> series? I saw those at the bookstore recently and >> wasn't sure if I was up for giving them a try or >> not. >> I believe some of the books in the series were >> written >> a number of years ago and then she released "Pegasus >> in Space" as a follow-up recently. Does anyone have >> a >> recommendation one way or the other? >> >> Amy > > > I've read the Freedom series. Like most of her other > series, though I didn't like the last book. It seems > to me that that happened with the Crystal series and > the Acorna series. I think that's one of the points > already made in the thread. She starts out strong > then proceeds to beat the idea until it's stretched > beyond it's limits. > > I haven't read _Pegasus in Space_ so no > reccommendations there. Although if it's a new world > and she follows her pattern, it might be worth > checking out at the library. > > An interesting side note on libraries, My local > library system (I'm in a large suburb of a major city) > only has one Brust book to offer-- _Agyar_ Of > course, I buy my Brust book for the many re-reads, but > I did find that interesting. My aunt did all the copy editing for the Acorna books and she noticed the decline in quality as well. She decided the latest Acorna book would be her last to work on because it just got so bad. (and it didn't help that McCaddrey submitted the MS in 14 point type--a big no no).