Opera
Peisaje, personaje si intrigi spectaculoase sunt asternute in cartile lui Nancy Kress. Colonizari ale planetelor din alte sisteme solare, extraterestri, rasa umana devenita un grup de manipulatori politici cum reprezentantii altor rase nu isi pot imagina, dezastre ecologice, mutatii genetice si mutatii bacteriene, incalzirea globala ce eradica umanitatea, miscari tectonice catastrofale, conspiratii internationale sau interplanetare, frica si paranoia unei populatii decimate sunt laitmotive ale titlurilor lui Kress. Subiectele romanelor sale stiintifico-fantastice se refera la o infrastructura sustenabila pentru cei cativa supravietuitori ai cataclismelor, ingrijorarea tineretului pentru structuri sociale inmanate lor dintr-o lume pe care ei nu si-o amintesc, bine si rau, viata si moarte. Nancy Kress creeaza o dinamica hipnotizanta aruncandu-si eroii in valtoarea unei actiuni neasteptate, preparand o intriga imprevizibila, cu rasturnari de situatii pentru personajele ce vor face alegeri bune ori vor esua in misiunea lor. Cu fiecare carte, intriga, punctul culminant, deznodamantul sunt diametral opuse, solicitand perspective diferite de fiecare data, acordand diverselor personaje titulatura de negativ ori pozitiv, in functie de cadrul general al actiunii. Subiectele cartilor reprezinta o extrapolare solida impreuna cu un amestec de stiinta reala si simtul artistului pentru traiectoria personajelor. Kress are abilitatea de a dezvolta multiple linii narative, multiple voci in spatii si timpuri diferite, ce converg unele spre altele subtil, ca in final sa se intrepatrunda firesc. Eroii scrierilor lui Nancy Kress, incepand cu locuitorii unui orasel, clientii restaurantului local, pana la figurile reprezentantive ale guvernului sau ale institutiilor americane, sunt caracterizati realist, fara a recurge la o imagine caricaturala ori stereotipa, determinand astfel actiuni credibile,in consecinta mult mai impresionante si infricosatoare.
Recenziile din mediul online asupra operei semnate de Nancy Kress redau fascinatia, misterul, talentul cu care cuvintele imagineaza alte lumi.
VOYA declara ca autoarea construieste o poveste fascinanta explorand normele fiecarei societati. Misterul se desfasoara lent in timp ce culturile interactioneaza. Fiecare membru al colectivului de personaje are o lupta interioara individuala, o misiune personala, creand un punct culminant exploziv.
Locus afirma ca trilogia Sleepless a lui Kress a dovedit ca este o scriitoare serioasa, demna de a ii fi acordata atentie.
Booklist considera ca descrierile lui Kress sunt realiste ca intotdeauna insa ca multi vor fi placut surprinsi de competentele acesteia privitoare la echipamentul militar si la scenele de actiune.
Kirkus Reviews noteaza multitudinea de idei neprevazute, personajele obisnuite ale lui Kress, rezultatul de elita venit de la un talent major.
Portsmouth Herald scrie ca prin abilitatile lui Nancy Kress, finalul cartilor este intotdeauna infatisat cu suspans, cu intrebari ce ar putea constitui baza unor alte volume iar eroii si cadrul planetar sunt bine dezvoltate iar ritmul povestirii este unul alert, tensionat, palpitant.
Library Journal observa faptul ca Nancy Kress impleteste povesti despre supravietuire, despre socul cultural, printr-o explorare patrunzatoare a naturii umanitatii.
Opera
Serii
The Sleepless ( Beggars in Spain – 1991, Beggars and Choosers – 1994, Beggars Ride – 1996, Sleeping Dogs – 1999)
FBI Agent Robert Cavanaugh ( Oaths and Miracles – 1996, Stinger – 1998, Plant Engineering – 2001)
Greentrees (
Crossfire – 2003, Crucible – 2004)
Soulvine Moor Chronicles (Crossing Over - 2010, Dark Mist Rising – 2011, A Bright and Terrible Sword – 2013)
Alte romane
The Prince of Morning Bells, 1981
The Golden Grove, 1984
The White Pipes, 1985
An Alien Light, 1988
Brain Rose, 1990
Maximum Light, 1998
Yanked!, 1999
Nothing Human, 2003
Dogs, 2008
Steal Across the Sky, 2009
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, 2012
Flash Point, 2012
Carti de buzunar
Beggars in Spain, 1991
The Price of Oranges, 1992
Dancing on Air,1993
Act One, 2009
Colectii
Trinity and Other Stories, 1985 (With the Original Cast – 1982, Casey’s Empire – 1981, Talp Hunt – 1982, Against a Crooked Stile – 1979, Explanations Inc. – 1984,
Shadows on the Cave Wall – 1981, Ten Thousand Pictures, One Word – 1984, Night Win – 1983, Borovsky’s Hollow Woman – 1983, Out of All Them Bright Stars – 1985, Trinity – 1984)
The Aliens of Earth, 1993 ( The Price of Oranges – 1989, Glass – 1987, People Like Us - 1989, Cannibals – 1987, To Scale – 1993, Touchdown – 1990, Down Behind Cuba Lake – 1986, In a World Like This – 1988, Philippa’s Hands – 1988, Inertia – 1990, Phone Repairs – 1986, The Battle of Long Island – 1993, Renaissance – 1989, Spillage – 1988, The Mountain to Mohammed – 1992, Craps – 1988, And Wild For to Hold – 1991, In Memoriam -1988)
Beaker’s Dozen, 1998 ( Beggars in Spain – 1991, Feigenbaum Number – 1995, Margin of Error – 1994, Fault Lines – 1995, Unto The Daughters – 1995, Evolution – 1995, Ars Longa – 1993, Sex Education – 1996, Grant Us This Day – 1993, The Flowers of Aulit Prison – 1996, Summer Wind – 1995, Always True to Thee, in My Fashion – 1997, Dancing on Air – 1993)
Nano Comes to Clifford Falls and Other Stories, 2008 ( Nano Comes to Clifford Falls – 2006, Patent Infringement – 2002, Computer Virus – 2001, Product Development – 2006, The Most Famous Little Girl in the World – 2002, Savior – 2000, Ej-Es – 2003, Shiva in Shadow - 2004, First Flight – 2006, To Cuddle Amy – 2000, Wetlands Preserve – 2000, Mirror Image – 2005, My Mother, Dancing – 2004)
Five Stories, 2011 ( The Flowers of Aulit Prison – 1996, Exegesis – 2009, Margin of Error – 1994, Patent Infringement – 2002, To Cuddle Amy – 2000)
Future Perfect: Six Stories of Genetic Engineering, 2012 ( The Flowers of Aulit Prison -1996, First Rites – 2008, Trinity – 1984, Margin of Error – 1994, Dancing on Air – 1993, And No Such Things Grow Here – 2001)
The Body Human: Three Stories of Future Medicine, 2012 ( Evolution – 1995, Fault Lines – 1995, The Mountain to Mohammed – 1992)
AI Unbound: Two Stories of Artificial Intelligence, 2012 (Computer Virus – 2001, Savior – 2000)
Fountain of Age: Stories, 2012 ( The Erdmann Nexus – 2008, The Kindness of Strangers – 2008, By Fools Like Me – 2007, First Rites – 2008, End Game – 2007, Images of Anna – 2009, Laws of Survival – 2007, Safeguard – 2007, Fountain of Age – 2007)
Antologii
Nebula Awards Showcase 2003, 2003
Non-Fictiune - Carti despre scris
Beginnings, Middles & Ends, 1993
Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated, 1998
Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints, 2005
