Cap_Ironman Weekly News, Week Ending 27 November 2011

[valtyr]

Today I am enjoying What If The Male Avengers Posed Like The Female One? Heh.

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Hayley Atwell talks about playing Peggy, and the possibility of her appearing again.

Anne McCaffrey passed on recently. Many of us remember fondly (and with a slight tinge of WTF) her works; which of your works would you like to see as a fusion or crossover with Avengers? We've already had a Pern fusion, and I recall a very short Brainship drabble - perhaps Crystal Singers, or Tony as the Brain of a space station, or maybe something more obscure? What if the Avengers discovered Steve the alien space unicorn.

Anyway, now that your minds are blown, on to the glorious round-up.



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whizzy posted Cap and Carry

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amuly posted At Least Macy's Parade Didn't Change... For the Most Part


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Comments

[truthiness-aura.livejournal.com]

Ahhhhhhhhh, I see. I would like to read McCaffery's books, but I feel like they might be best enjoyed as a teen? Like if I read them now they would be less "awesome" and more "wtf".

[ellex42.livejournal.com]

You hit the nail on the head. I also remember McCaffrey's books with great fondness, but with the realization that I've outgrown them. At this point, I think the only one I'd recommend is the little-known "Restoree", and maybe "To Ride Pegasus".
Avoid the space unicorn at all costs (look up "Acorna" on Amazon - the cover illustration gets it about right)because the basic concept is just too pre-adolescent for an adult to enjoy.
If you can get through "Dragonflight", which is excellent considering when it was published, the next two books in that trilogy (Dragonquest, The White Dragon) are pretty decent for the political/societal world-building content. Just be aware that McCaffrey really liked pairing people off, and there's no homosexuality in her world (again, consider when the books were written). Other than that, you'll probably find the books not sophisticated enough to really enjoy.

I have to admit that the excellent quality of quite a lot of fanfiction has actually spoiled me for a lot of published authors.

[valtyr]

There's homosexuality - green riders are almost entirely male, and partner primarily with brown riders. They're written as somewhat effeminate, iirc. And there's a certain amount of rapeyness even outside the dragon-matings.

[ellex42.livejournal.com]

I don't remember that, but it's been a long time since I read any of the Pern novels.

[elspethdixon.livejournal.com]

IIRC, they partner with blue riders as often as brown, but I'd add the disclaimer that I read the series when I was 8-10, and that was a long time ago.

[valtyr]

The Golden Age of science fiction is twelve. ;)

Like pony books, or Mercedes Lackey, or Robert Jordan, I think they work best if you imprint on them at an impressionable age.

Although McCaffrey did have some genuinely interesting ideas - I've heard it said she was one of the first person to merge sci-fi and fantasy, and Dragonflight has some pretty ace, innovative plot twists.

Decision at Doona was quite interesting, as Earth makes first contact with its second alien race, and tries to avoid the terrible consequences that followed their first first contact.

[ellex42.livejournal.com]

I love Decision at Doona. I'm happy to admit I've probably read it nearly as many times as The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (which is to say, a LOT of times). I think it's one of her best - and most mature - books.