Sheri S Tepper has died

chrisridd · 10-24-2016, 03:02 PM

According to http://www.locusmag.com/News/2016/10...per-1929-2016/ she died on Saturday, aged 87.

drjd · 10-25-2016, 07:23 AM

RIP Sheri! I'll remember her for The Enigma Score, Beauty and Shadow’s End.

crich70 · 10-25-2016, 11:12 AM

Never heard of her before. I stuck mostly to the older classic writers like Clarke and Asimov.

fjtorres · 10-25-2016, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by crich70

Never heard of her before. I stuck mostly to the older classic writers like Clarke and Asimov.

She was a Fantasy writer, primarily.

Dr. Drib · 10-25-2016, 01:48 PM

What if all the Beauty in the world exists and we're the ones sleeping?

RIP: Sheri S. Tepper.

MickiTee · 10-25-2016, 04:08 PM

She also wrote crime/mystery under a couple of pseudonyms - B J Oliphant and A J Orde. I read the series authored as A J Order and enjoyed them.

I can't ever remember reading any of her fantasy works, but perhaps now is the time to try.

BenG · 10-25-2016, 05:20 PM

I read 3 or 4 of her books back in the 90s, including Beauty and Grass, which was nominated for a Hugo. I didn't realize she was that old.

Here's John Scalzi's tribute.

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2016/10/2...sherri-tepper/

crich70 · 11-03-2016, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BenG

I read 3 or 4 of her books back in the 90s, including Beauty and Grass, which was nominated for a Hugo. I didn't realize she was that old.

Here's John Scalzi's tribute.

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2016/10/2...sherri-tepper/

I think that's the problem with celebrities in general. We see a movie or we read a book by someone who is well known and to us they are new and/or young and then we see something written about them that reveals they've been around for a few decades. lol. Quite a shock at times.

pwalker8 · 11-03-2016, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by crich70

I think that's the problem with celebrities in general. We see a movie or we read a book by someone who is well known and to us they are new and/or young and then we see something written about them that reveals they've been around for a few decades. lol. Quite a shock at times.

Most of the books that I have for her are from the 80's, specifically the True Game series (King's Blood Four, Necromancer Nine and Wizard's Eleven was the initial set). Unfortunately, like many of the backlist from the era, it's not available in ebook. It's too bad because I really enjoyed the books at the time.

GeoffR · 11-04-2016, 10:29 AM

Of her books I've read so far I liked most of them, she could turn unlikely or even quite outrageous ideas into a good story.

DNSB · 11-06-2016, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

Most of the books that I have for her are from the 80's, specifically the True Game series (King's Blood Four, Necromancer Nine and Wizard's Eleven was the initial set). Unfortunately, like many of the backlist from the era, it's not available in ebook. It's too bad because I really enjoyed the books at the time.

My personal favourite was the Jinian Footseer trilogy in the True Game series. Northshore/Southshore were also ones I liked. It would be great to be able to get those legitimately in ebook form. While Gateway has the Mavin Manyshaped books as ebooks, they don't seem to be available in Canada though Amazon USA shows a couple.

Penforhire · 11-09-2016, 04:39 PM

Just coincidentally I happen to be reading the Northshore/Southshore duo. I am halfway through and she really did a good job writing from small scale to large scale events while avoiding infodumps. I feel like she is making me work a little more than usual as a reader, extrapolating from what we know, but I like that.

The 'world building' is superb. I imagine others might pick apart certain details but I really like the sense of constant exploration with the gentle pace she reveals this fantasy world to us. As soon as you think you know one faction, race, or societal feature reasonably well she moves on to another by changing the POV in rational yet unanticipated directions.

10-24-2016, 03:02 PM	#1
chrisridd Guru Posts: 927 Karma: 2143512 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: London, UK Device: Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura ONE, Marvin 3	Sheri S Tepper has died According to http://www.locusmag.com/News/2016/10...per-1929-2016/ she died on Saturday, aged 87.

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crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Never heard of her before. I stuck mostly to the older classic writers like Clarke and Asimov.

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Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,743 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	What if all the Beauty in the world exists and we're the ones sleeping? RIP: Sheri S. Tepper.

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MickiTee Guru Posts: 838 Karma: 3976266 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: London, UK Device: Sony PRS-505, Pocketbook TL3, TL4, TL5	She also wrote crime/mystery under a couple of pseudonyms - B J Oliphant and A J Orde. I read the series authored as A J Order and enjoyed them. I can't ever remember reading any of her fantasy works, but perhaps now is the time to try.

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BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	I read 3 or 4 of her books back in the 90s, including Beauty and Grass, which was nominated for a Hugo. I didn't realize she was that old. Here's John Scalzi's tribute. http://whatever.scalzi.com/2016/10/2...sherri-tepper/

11-04-2016, 10:29 AM	#10
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	Of her books I've read so far I liked most of them, she could turn unlikely or even quite outrageous ideas into a good story.

11-09-2016, 04:39 PM	#12
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	Just coincidentally I happen to be reading the Northshore/Southshore duo. I am halfway through and she really did a good job writing from small scale to large scale events while avoiding infodumps. I feel like she is making me work a little more than usual as a reader, extrapolating from what we know, but I like that. The 'world building' is superb. I imagine others might pick apart certain details but I really like the sense of constant exploration with the gentle pace she reveals this fantasy world to us. As soon as you think you know one faction, race, or societal feature reasonably well she moves on to another by changing the POV in rational yet unanticipated directions.

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