Jo Clayton (1939–1998)
Author of Diadem from the Stars
About the Author
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Series
Works by Jo Clayton
Borrowed Light [SS] 2 copies
Change [SS] 2 copies
Clayton, Jo - Hallah's Choice 2 copies
Southwind My Mother [SS] 1 copy
Maggot's Feast [SS] 1 copy
The Prism of Memory [SS] 1 copy
The snares of Ibes 1 copy
Dancers Rise 1 copy
Ghost Hunt 1 copy
Quester Endgame 1 copy
Eight Keys to Eden 1 copy
Associated Works
The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine Vol. 2 (1995) — Contributor — 140 copies, 1 review
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 4, No. 12 [December 1980] (1980) — Contributor — 21 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Clayton, Jo
- Legal name
- Clayton, Patricia Jo
- Birthdate
- 1939-02-15
- Date of death
- 1998-02-13
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Modesto, California, USA
- Place of death
- Portland, Oregon, USA
- Cause of death
- multiple myeloma
- Places of residence
- Bell, California, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Education
- University of Southern California (BA Summa Cum Laude | 1963)
- Occupations
- teacher
author - Organizations
- Sisters of Mt. Carmel (for three years)
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Reviews
Skeen's Return by Jo Clayton
I enjoy the world building, a little less so the breaking of the 4th wall, but also it takes a long time to get anywhere.
Skeen has to engage in a certain amount of shenanigans to get to her destination and local politics can be lethal. She also finds that she's more changed by her experience than she expected.
I first read the paperback book about a year after it came out (it was first published as a paperback January 1, 1977). I waited with breathless anticipation for each of the subsequent books. I recently decided to reread the books and see if I still like them.
A little vague on the details. It's as if the author deliberately obfuscated the world building. And the ending just seemed ... off, tonally, thematically and logically.
But it was frequently well written, psychologically interesting and a promising start to a trilogy.
But it was frequently well written, psychologically interesting and a promising start to a trilogy.
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- 3.5
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