Jun 17 2009
Appreciating Mercedes Lackey
I’m rereading the Dragonriders books. Yes, I am perfectly aware of the foolishness of this course of action.
They’ve actually aged worse than Mercedes Lackey. I don’t know if it’s that Lackey’s big fetishes (the H/C and the angsty slash and the didactic liberalism) have actually retained their cultural relevance more than McCaffrey’s (the bodice-ripper alpha-male rape-romances and benevolent fascism); or if they’ve just retained their me-relevance better; or if it’s just a matter of the politics.
Because you know something about Lackey? She really does try.
(Assume spoilers for pretty much every single Mercedes Lackey book under here, if that bothers you.)
