Comments on: Cetaganda http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2002/08/10/cetaganda/ Cheating on the Kobayashi Maru since 2001 Thu, 21 May 2026 07:16:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: liz http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2002/08/10/cetaganda/#comment-81 Sun, 11 Aug 2002 22:09:22 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2002/08/10/cetaganda/#comment-81 I share your love of Ivan. I found that Cetaganda improved on rereading. It's not a favourite, but once you've read it, and taken the suspence out of the plot (which follows a formula I'm not in love with), then you have the time to savour the beautiful Cetagandan society. (And it <i>is</i> beautiful, physically and in its construction. I love Cetaganda, the society. Not in love with Cetaganda the book.) As for Diplomatic Immunity, it doesn't come anywhere near the lows of Ethan of Athos. For me, anyway. It was a light, flawed read, but it kept me entertained for a few hours. And as LMB said in an interview, in a career which she intends to span 20 or more books, there are inevitably good and bad moments. I share your love of Ivan.

I found that Cetaganda improved on rereading. It’s not a favourite, but once you’ve read it, and taken the suspence out of the plot (which follows a formula I’m not in love with), then you have the time to savour the beautiful Cetagandan society.

(And it is beautiful, physically and in its construction. I love Cetaganda, the society. Not in love with Cetaganda the book.)

As for Diplomatic Immunity, it doesn’t come anywhere near the lows of Ethan of Athos. For me, anyway. It was a light, flawed read, but it kept me entertained for a few hours.

And as LMB said in an interview, in a career which she intends to span 20 or more books, there are inevitably good and bad moments.

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