Yes, *The Witches of Karres* is a keeper. I will say, though, that both my daughters loved that book as teenagers. But, then, they grew up surrounded by science fiction books.
James White: an absolutely delightful and sweet man. I miss him. While I enjoyed the Sector General stories, my favorites were his other books. *Escape Orbit*, *The Watch Below*, and *Lifeboat* are outstanding. *Deadly Litter* was written in 1964 about garbage pickup in earth orbit. *All Judgment Fled* and *Tomorrow Is Too Far* are two more. I reread *Escape Orbit* quite often. It was written in 1983 and I think it is better than the story with the same theme by David Weber (*Echos of Honor*, 1998). *Lifeboat* is another reread; *Watch Below* used to be, but it is too intense for me right now(i.e. what if the folks in the Poseidon Adventure could NOT get out?). Mr. White was finally nominated for a Hugo for *The Silent Stars Go By* in 1992 but lost to *Barrayar*.
I have to admit that if I were only familiar with Cordelia through her mentions outside of *Barrayar* I wouldn't care much for her either, but...I love that book.
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Date: 2006-03-12 03:36 pm (UTC)James White: an absolutely delightful and sweet man. I miss him. While I enjoyed the Sector General stories, my favorites were his other books. *Escape Orbit*, *The Watch Below*, and *Lifeboat* are outstanding. *Deadly Litter* was written in 1964 about garbage pickup in earth orbit. *All Judgment Fled* and *Tomorrow Is Too Far* are two more. I reread *Escape Orbit* quite often. It was written in 1983 and I think it is better than the story with the same theme by David Weber (*Echos of Honor*, 1998). *Lifeboat* is another reread; *Watch Below* used to be, but it is too intense for me right now(i.e. what if the folks in the Poseidon Adventure could NOT get out?). Mr. White was finally nominated for a Hugo for *The Silent Stars Go By* in 1992 but lost to *Barrayar*.
I have to admit that if I were only familiar with Cordelia through her mentions outside of *Barrayar* I wouldn't care much for her either, but...I love that book.