STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND:

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by Urlik

in my opinion, RAH takes a lot of flak for his female characters when at the time of his writing, most female characters in books, films or on the TV were purely ornamental.
they were there to scream, faint and be rescued by the hero
to me, the women in RAH's books are attractive because they are self confidant and secure in themselves. most of the time there seems to be a secret joke between the female characters and the reader where we all know the women are in charge and the only people oblivious to this fact are the male characters.

Hazel Stone, anyone...?