Greindahl (1060-)
Hiver
story-teller living on Anaxias (1724 Delphi) and said to be very good
friends
with Margaret. A
very skilled
writer, Greindahl is the author of, among other works, Libels on Cleon
I (1090), Castles of Arrogancies (1097), Quiet
quitting
(1102), Tidal Forces (1108) and The Stars and their Shines
(1114).
Several of Greindahl's works have been dramatized. Most
famous is probably Hivernation (1111) which was made into a
highly
acclaimed holovid by Gege Anderson
in 1115. Almost infamous instead of famous is Requiem for a K'kree
(1092) which was made into a low-budget holovid in 1109. In this
story,
Greindahl demonstrates the Hiver animosity towards K'kree to such an
extent
that the work has been accused of racism.
Greindahl's stories are never easy to predict and almost
always greatly entertaining, although never easy to understand.
The prose
is flowing but delicate, with many fine euphemisms and metaphors.
The theme
revolves around Hiver Manipulators, which seemingly has helped to
exacerbate
common imperial attitudes towards the Hive
Federation. Greindahl is not very popular among other Hivers.
-cam MS