I love Science Fiction Romance, it is one of those things I stumbled upon early with gateway author Johanna Lindsey. Say what you will about Johanna Lindsey, but for many readers of the romance genre, she was the author who introduced them to other sub-genres and for me it was SFR.
SFR gave me options, incredible world building with heroines who did things, like escaped horror, helped build worlds, fought off crazy politicians, etc… and I knew she was not going to die some horrible death, being a romance. So I was here for it.
Now as for the things I really hate, OMG I am like we are in the year of 3025 and everyone still has porcelain skin, a lot of the time it just really does not fit. Authors who have the most diverse “aliens” but everyone from earth is from one demographic, come on son. Really!?
Fortunately for me now I have more options than ever, and it gets better every year!
Oh and I am a sucker for fish out of water stories, SFR just has so many places to go with that trope!
Sharonda
Girl, you better preach today! lols Great post Marcia <3
Marcia
Thanks!!!
imyril
Yay for the endless opportunities of scifi! …and yes, I’m with you all the way: given the opportunities ARE endless, let’s not just keep peddling the same old tired tropes. Definitely not romance, but it’s one of the things I liked about Jeff Noon’s early work – he got straight in there with ‘well, the future happened and it’s kinda bleak, but hey at least we’ve lost our inhibitions. This person’s part dog, that one’s part robot, and I’m not even going to explain what a shadowgirl is. But she’s sexy’. Mix it up!
Marcia
Exactly, there is something for everyone. I never understand a reader who says they can’t find something they like scifi related.
Monica Reeds
100% with you on this one!
Marcia
I know you have love for scifi!