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GOLLUM · 13th January 2010, 12:17 AM

It certainly looks like they're going to be publishing more SF Masterworks this year than ever before just about.. Good news for all!!...

Fried Egg · 13th January 2010, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by amzolt

Shame there are no books by C. J. Cherryh here.........

Which Cherryh book(s) would you put in the Masterworks series then?

GOLLUM · 13th January 2010, 09:24 AM

That's what I was going to ask....

AE35Unit · 13th January 2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Fried Egg

Which Cherryh book(s) would you put in the Masterworks series then?

Must Read Cherryh!
But I'm guessing the title of choice would be Downbelow Station, her most well known work?

iansales · 13th January 2010, 10:31 AM

So many of Cherryh's books are in series, it might be difficult to choose one. I still have a soft spot for Angel with the Sword - which is a stand-alone, although a seven-book shared world "mosaic novel" series set on the same world was published later. I also quite like Serpent's Reach, which is certainly a stand-alone.

Fried Egg · 13th January 2010, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by iansales

So many of Cherryh's books are in series, it might be difficult to choose one. I still have a soft spot for Angel with the Sword - which is a stand-alone, although a seven-book shared world "mosaic novel" series set on the same world was published later. I also quite like Serpent's Reach, which is certainly a stand-alone.

A series of hers could be entered in an omnibus edition, even split in two if size dictates as others have been (such as Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun", Jack Vance's "Lyonesse", etc.)

Connavar · 13th January 2010, 12:15 PM

Her most rated books dont have problems staying in print. That might be why she dont have a book in SFM.

If they dont care about having books that already out by other publishers they should add more rated books by quality female SF,Fantasy writers. Too male dominated it looks like when you go through the list.

iansales · 13th January 2010, 12:59 PM

The SF Masterworks series are published in the UK. None of Cherryh's books are currently in print in the UK - have a look on amazon.co.uk. The easy availability of US-published books is irrelevant.

Fried Egg · 13th January 2010, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by iansales

The SF Masterworks series are published in the UK. None of Cherryh's books are currently in print in the UK - have a look on amazon.co.uk. The easy availability of US-published books is irrelevant.

Is there any easy way to tell on Amazon whether a book is in print in the UK or America other than by knowing where the publisher is located?

iansales · 13th January 2010, 01:27 PM

No, not really. Although a couple of publishers - Orbit and Solaris - publish simultaneously (mostly) in both countries.

Fried Egg · 13th January 2010, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Connavar

Her most rated books dont have problems staying in print. That might be why she dont have a book in SFM.

If they dont care about having books that already out by other publishers they should add more rated books by quality female SF,Fantasy writers. Too male dominated it looks like when you go through the list.

I had a bit of trouble getting one of her books for our recent Goodreads monthly read. Didn't exist in our library system, never see her books in new or second hand bookshops. I only heard of her when I saw threads on this forum talking about her. She's hardly known attall in the UK.

iansales · 13th January 2010, 01:38 PM

Egg, I wouldn't go that far. During the 1970s and 1980s, she was very popular in the UK. But none of her books since the mid- to late-1990s have made it into print here. She's now written 11 or 12 books in the Foreigner series, but I think only the first two were ever published in the UK.

Fried Egg · 13th January 2010, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by iansales

Egg, I wouldn't go that far. During the 1970s and 1980s, she was very popular in the UK. But none of her books since the mid- to late-1990s have made it into print here. She's now written 11 or 12 books in the Foreigner series, but I think only the first two were ever published in the UK.

Perhaps, I can only say that, comming into SF&F in the late 80's, I had never heard of her until I saw her mentioned in these forums. Perhaps she was popular before my time but she certainly isn't now. I'm just illustrating for Connavar how little known she is in the UK now and I think that makes her an ideal candidate for the masterwork series (i.e. an author who is/was widely regarded but is not so well known now).

iansales · 13th January 2010, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Fried Egg

I'm just illustrating for Connavar how little known she is in the UK now and I think that makes her an ideal candidate for the masterwork series (i.e. an author who is/was widely regarded but is not so well known now).

In that respect, yes, I'd agree. Although obscurity shouldn't be the only reason an author appears in the series :-)

amzolt · 13th January 2010, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Fried Egg

Which Cherryh book(s) would you put in the Masterworks series then?

Well... The Morgaine Saga and possibly the Cyteen series

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iansales Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 3,363	Re: SF Masterwork series continued... So many of Cherryh's books are in series, it might be difficult to choose one. I still have a soft spot for Angel with the Sword - which is a stand-alone, although a seven-book shared world "mosaic novel" series set on the same world was published later. I also quite like Serpent's Reach, which is certainly a stand-alone.

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Connavar Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 7,990	Re: SF Masterwork series continued... Her most rated books dont have problems staying in print. That might be why she dont have a book in SFM. If they dont care about having books that already out by other publishers they should add more rated books by quality female SF,Fantasy writers. Too male dominated it looks like when you go through the list.

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13th January 2010, 01:38 PM	#42 (permalink)
iansales Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 3,363	Re: SF Masterwork series continued... Egg, I wouldn't go that far. During the 1970s and 1980s, she was very popular in the UK. But none of her books since the mid- to late-1990s have made it into print here. She's now written 11 or 12 books in the Foreigner series, but I think only the first two were ever published in the UK.

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