The precursors to these books (especially the Walter Jon Williams, which are an homage) are Alexei Panshin's Thurb books. I've given up all hope of his writing the conclusion, The Galactic Pantograph.
I can't say that I find the characters in Willey's books particularly nice; your niceness may vary.
I have a hard time distinguishing "fantasy of manners" from the group of friends who began writing at the same time. I think of Greer Ilene Gilman (Moonwise) as a member of the circle; whether the book is FOM is less clear.
Delia Sherman's The Brazen Mask (have I misremembered the title?) is definitely FOM.
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Alexei Panshin and other forerunners
Date: 2003-07-19 02:34 pm (UTC)I can't say that I find the characters in Willey's books particularly nice; your niceness may vary.
I have a hard time distinguishing "fantasy of manners" from the group of friends who began writing at the same time. I think of Greer Ilene Gilman (Moonwise) as a member of the circle; whether the book is FOM is less clear.
Delia Sherman's The Brazen Mask (have I misremembered the title?) is definitely FOM.
Betsy Hanes Perry