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Originally Posted by jammies
... I also somewhat enjoy SM Stirling, although a good editor who reduced some of the fat would make the books much better.
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Ya, he sometimes forgets he's a novelist rather than a poet. While descriptive prose is nice, 125 words describing a flower just gets in the way of the plot. He seems to be getting a little better in his more recent books though, so maybe his editor is getting tougher on him.