Wow. These books have been compared to Firefly a lot, which I never really watched. I have now seen a few episodes and the movie, but at the time I wrote the first book, I hadn't.
Farscape, on the other hand, was such a huge favorite of mine that I have no words to articulate my love. So for you to compare my books favorably to Farscape -- I am totally having a 'Wayne & Garth, I'm not worthy' moment.
The whole point of this series is to bring SF to people who ADORE the SF films and TV shows but find SF in books a bit too dry and technical. I wanted to incorporate the magic of character-driven SF TV shows into my books & if you think I've done that, then I couldn't be happier.
You are TOTALLY WORTHY. I was finally able to articulate what it is you do with these books, namely what you said I wanted to incorporate the magic of character-driven SF TV shows into my books, and you totally do it. I plan on creating a list of SF for people to read who want to be introduced to the genre but are too intimidated, and you're definitely on it. :)
Oddly, I've seen all of FIREFLY and only a handful of FARSCAPE episodes. I really need to correct the latter. :)
I have no words to describe my love of Farscape either and I'm so glad to know you are a fan! I've been rewatching it lately and started reading the comics and fell in love all over again. I think you've done an awesome job translating SF TV to print, if that makes sense.
BTW, Ann, I just got Blue Diablo today. I'm not much of an urban fantasy reader but I love your SF so much I thought I'd give it a try. I'm really looking forward to buying Doubleblind next week too.
calico_reaction, I think you will love Farscape since it has an amazing romance at its heart. So many romantic SF writers say the Aeryn and John romance is their favorite of anything in print or on film.
I hope you like Blue Diablo! I just got fanmail today from a man in TX who said he generally reads military SF & Jax, but he decided to give Corine a chance because the new Jax doesn't come out until next week. Turns out he really enjoyed it. So I've got people who don't usually read SF reading Jax and people who don't usually read UF reading Corine. I'm pretty happy with that.
And I so agree that Aeryn & John were the best romance ever. "Do you love Aeryn Sun?" "Beyond hope." *dies*
I'm pretty familiar with the FARSCAPE story overall, especially John/Aeryn. Enough that when PEACEKEEPER WARS came out, I went ahead and watched even though I'd only seen a handful of episodes from the first season. I love the chemistry those two characters have together, and maybe when the complete series (minus the PEACEKEEPER WARS, that is) comes out, I might indulge. :)
I don't know if you have Peacekeeper Wars or not, but there will be a Best Buy exclusive complete series set with PK Wars included. :-D Even though I have the original releases of all of the DVDs, I'd love to get the complete series set too for the extra commentaries.
Thank you! I watch that website every day but clearly missed the announcement. I already own PKW, but depending on the packaging, I may get the Best Buy exclusive. That is, if I can bring myself to spend the money. :-/
Farscape, on the other hand, was such a huge favorite of mine that I have no words to articulate my love. So for you to compare my books favorably to Farscape -- I am totally having a 'Wayne & Garth, I'm not worthy' moment.
The whole point of this series is to bring SF to people who ADORE the SF films and TV shows but find SF in books a bit too dry and technical. I wanted to incorporate the magic of character-driven SF TV shows into my books & if you think I've done that, then I couldn't be happier.
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Oddly, I've seen all of FIREFLY and only a handful of FARSCAPE episodes. I really need to correct the latter. :)
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BTW, Ann, I just got Blue Diablo today. I'm not much of an urban fantasy reader but I love your SF so much I thought I'd give it a try. I'm really looking forward to buying Doubleblind next week too.
calico_reaction, I think you will love Farscape since it has an amazing romance at its heart. So many romantic SF writers say the Aeryn and John romance is their favorite of anything in print or on film.
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And I so agree that Aeryn & John were the best romance ever. "Do you love Aeryn Sun?" "Beyond hope." *dies*
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Oh, I know, that's probably my very favorite scene of the entire show. I'll be rewatching that episode soon and I can't wait.
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