Favorite Literary SF Characters?

[eldritchhobbit]

SFSignal is asking its readers to vote on their favorite literary SF characters.

Which characters are your favorites?


(I had to limit myself, or I'd just go on and on...)

1. Mr. Dunworthy from Connie Willis's The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog

2. and 3. Aral Vorkosigan and Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan from Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series

4. Professor de la Paz from Robert Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

5. Duncan Idaho from Frank Herbert's Dune series (after whom I named my very first car)

6. Emilio Sandoz from Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow and Children of God


"Most things grow old and perish, as the centuries go on and on. Very few are the precious things that remain precious, or the tales that are still told."
- Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan

Comments

[melissagay.livejournal.com]

Jeez! Tough one-- I'll go with a short list, too!

1) Peewee from RAH's Have Space Suit, Will Travel

2) Victor Grego from H. Beam Piper's Fuzzy books, for his wonderful character transformation

3) Speaking of great transformations, going to go with Mark Remillard from Julian May's Pliocene Exile and Galactic Milieu books, though there are literally dozens of memorable characters from these books.

4) Molly/Sally from William Gibson's Neuromancer trilogy.

5) Rydell from Gibson's Virtual Light trilogy

6) Lawrence Waterhouse from Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon, though it's a close call!

Ok, that's it for me, or, as Lady Constance from Gosford Park said, "Don't, don't, please don't encourage him, he'll just go on and on."

[vaklam.livejournal.com]

5) Rydell from Gibson's Virtual Light trilogy
6) Lawrence Waterhouse from Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon

And this is why I crossed off "Marry exactly the right woman" from my to-do list long ago.

My list is forthcoming.

[melissagay.livejournal.com]

Heee... you are made of awesome!!!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Ha! You are both made of awesome. Your posts have made my day. These are great choices -- especially Molly/Sally. Now that I think about it, Dixie Flatline was a favorite of mine, as well. And Peewee - good call.