[LMB] An article referencing Herself at sequentialtart

[Tracy MacShane]

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:01:11 -0400, Sylvus Tarn <sylvus at rejiquar.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-08-18 at 17:05 +0100, queenortart wrote:
>
> As for sf romance---Um, what about Joan Vinge's _Snow Queen, Summer
> Queen_ and most especially _Sorrow's End_---BZ Gundhalinu, oh,
> luscious...all three plots are driven by the protagonist's desire to
> save their love and lovers.

I think it's _World's End_ you're referring to with Joan Vinge. But yes, fantastic books. 

> And yes, though Asaro's depictions of
> relationships always seems to me weirdly skewed, there's no question
> romance is a very strong theme in her work as well. 

I'm glad I'm not the only one. I thought it's because I'm not heterosexual, but plenty of normal romance "works" for me just fine. I don't like BDSM subtext, really. I prefer it to be overt, so that I can assess if it's the squicky kind and avoid it, if necessary.

I'd include Melissa Scott's Trouble and Her Friends, and also one of the fantasy books she wrote with Lisa A. Barnett (I forgot the name, but it's a gay couple). And what about Anne McCaffrey? Most of her works, SF and otherwise, have strong romance elements.

Regarding widdy's question, I think if romance is a strong sub-plot, you can at least call the work SF/Romance. If romance were the main element, then I'd reverse the order of the terms.