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[seawasp]

Y'know, the Gloomy SF Is Better movement is now *FORTY YEARS OLD*. The original New Wavers are dead or reaching the end of their careers. Don't you think it's time to GIVE IT AN F'ING REST? I mean, really, picking WATERS OF MARS ,of ALL the Doctor Who you could have chosen?

Yes, I know. I'm USED to awards being given to the stuff that's worst, but it does get a bit WEARING after a while. Hell, it's not like the Grand Finale this year was all sweetness and light; it was pretty grim. But it didn't involve grade-A choice stupidity AS WELL as doomy doom dooOoooOooom.

(I can't judge most of the others, not having read 'em. But I know what Charles Stross writes, and I find it likely that there's a lot of doominess in it.)

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[jordan179.livejournal.com]

Speaking of which, I recently read Grand Central Arena in the paperback and loved it. Your version of Marc DuQuesne (2.0), striving to be a hero against the fictional heritage of villainy imposed on him both by the Hyperion project and (inadvertently) by his original creator was a truly inspiring character, and I loved the rest of the crew too. Plus, you've come up with a truly awesome concept in the Arena itself. Keep on writing in that universe!

[seawasp]

Thanks much, Jordan! I was hoping you would, as a longtime Smith fan.

This version of Marc wasn't actually a villain INSIDE the Project, of course (he was a Heroic DuQuesne -- did you read the part of the Hyperion Origin story I posted earlier in the year?), but as a survivor of Hyperion he's thought of as a potential monster, a Frankenstein, and of course Doc's original version has to haunt him.

I have to hope that GCA sells well. I could write in the Arena for a VERY long time; it's so complex and open-ended that it's got decades of potential in it even if I only focus on the main characters.

[jordan179.livejournal.com]

Oh, I never read your online stories. I should now, because I really did like Grand Central Arena.

I also like the love triangle you wrote DuQuesne into. Unlike most such triangles, I really could like and respect all three of the parties involved, and see why they would like and respect both of the other two. And they were believable as people, too, despite that all three were moderately to strongly superhuman, in one way or another.

Much like "Doc" Smith's characters, really.

[seawasp]

When I post stuff online, it's either something I'm planning on publishing, or an extension/add on of stuff I have published (i.e., "Shadow of Fear" and "Trial Run" are additional Jason Wood stories following the events of Digital Knight; "Hyperion Origin" is background for GCA; I posted parts of "The Balanced Sword" which is currently in submission at Baen; etc.)

It's possible, if I continue, that this will become a QUAdrangle. I haven't made up my mind on that, but there's one other character who will show up in the sequel (assuming there IS one) who would possibly end up in that position. I'm not sure whether to be sorry for Ariane or envy her.

I'm glad you can see the "people" in there; some of course won't, but hey, different perceptions. :)