"What," I wondered, "is OSC up to?"

[james_davis_nicoll]

Not every question requires an answer.

Comments

[mme-hardy.livejournal.com]

There is a difference between "wrote a child dead ... once" and "many of my early works* focus the plot around explicit child abuse, often sexual.

* I stopped reading after the Mormonism-retold-as-American-fantasy books.

[vschanoes.livejournal.com]

That's fair.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Which are the Mormonism retold as fantasy books? I've read the first three Ender books and a few of his short stories. And, yes, I plan to read them. I frequently engage with Mormon elders and managed to convert one to atheism. It helps to understand the worldview.

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

Are you thinking of the Alvin Maker books?

[mme-hardy.livejournal.com]

The Tales of Alvin Maker. IIRC I lost it when the protagonist turned a black person white.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Dearie, dearie me. And thank you.