Comments on: Women who write military science fiction books

By: Teramis

Teramis — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:20:54 +0000

Thanks, Heather.

I’ve seen some of your posts at Tor.com, by the way. You have a fresh take on things. Nice to see you surfing through here.

When I have more content up regarding Splintegrate (after its delivered), I hope you’ll visit and check things out again.

By: Heather Massey

Heather Massey — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:32:44 +0000

Surfing in from Lisa Paitz Spindler’s site…

Very insightful piece. I adored THE OUTBACK STARS and the next two books in the trilogy are on my TBR list. I’m also looking forward to digging into Elizabeth Moon’s work at some point.

Looking foward to your work as well, Deborah–sounds intriguing!

By: Sandra McDonald

Sandra McDonald — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:20:07 +0000

Thanks for the shout out Like you, I am always interested whenever a woman’s name shows up on a book about the military. This includes fiction and non-fiction, sf or other. I think women’s experiences of the military are vastly different than men’s, whether in combat or not, and in my novels I try to approach the military from the social and bureaucratic angles, the sexual tensions, the Catch 22 aspects. My first novel (The Outback Stars) is set up to mimic, in as many ways as I could, life on a carrier during peacetime; the second novel (The Stars Down Under) takes on a more intergalactic aspect, though there’s definitely shipboard service and sacrifice; book three (The Stars Down Under) is set up more as life after the military, and being caught up in machinery of war as a civilian.

Anyway, thanks again, and it’s great meeting another vet and sharing ideas

By: Lisa Paitz Spindler, Danger Gal»Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup

Lisa Paitz Spindler, Danger Gal»Blog Archive » Weekly Roundup — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:37:48 +0000

[...] –Yes, Sir! Right away, Sir! Tor Author Deborah Teramis Christian blogs about military Science Fiction. [...]

By: Lisa Paitz Spindler

Lisa Paitz Spindler — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:36:23 +0000

I’d recommend Grant’s CONTACT or THE LEGEND OF BANZAI MAGUIRE. In the former the heroine is a commercial airline pilot and in the latter the heroine is a fighter pilot on a future Earth. “Banzai” is her call-sign. Both would be classified as Science Fiction Romance and I think she did a good job of balancing the SF/R elements in these two books.

By: Teramis

Teramis — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:31:33 +0000

Thanks for the tip about Grant. I’m not familiar with her work, but definitely need to check her out. Elizabeth Moon also mentioned to me that Tanya Huff writes in this military vein with really great characters. So, another one for the list. I’d like to read ‘em both and write another post about their work.

If other folks reading this know of other women writing in the military sf vein (or close to it), please do mention their names here.

As to Reva: yeah. Definitely a Danger Gal kinda gal. And maybe one you want to keep outside the clubhouse, at that.
Let me know whatcha think when you’ve given MAINLINE a read.

By: Lisa Paitz Spindler

Lisa Paitz Spindler — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:18:28 +0000

Thanks for the link and the kudos. I’m glad you’re finding my reviews to be useful and fun.

Author Susan Grant is a vet and, while her books don’t share quite the military tone as McDonald’s book, her experience does obviously inform her writing. Specifically Grant’s flying background has made its way into several of her books.

FYI, I just added MAINLINE to my Amazon Wish List. I’m intrigued by Reva — sounds like she might make a great Danger Gal profile.