Ooh, that breakdown is super helpful, thank you. I grew up more on the F side of SFF, so I'm used to the subgenres of fantasy but not so much SF. Seems like Space Opera is more my thing in that particular arena, though given that B5 and DS9 are my big tv SF loves that's... probably not a surprise. XD
I enjoyed Tanya Huff's Valour series but I came to her through her fantasy books and was more curious about her SF would work for me than checking it out for the MilSF itself. I am curious about the Honor Harrington books and the Vorkosigan (guess who had to look that name up >.>) books. I think I have Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books somewhere as well. Hm.
But yes, saaame on the romance front. I mean, I picked up Ancillary Justice more because it was doing different things with gender. That's something I appreciate about Elizabeth Bear's work as well, the wider range of gender and sexual orientations is satisfying. SF as a genre has so much potential on that front and it frustrates me that more writers don't explore that.
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I enjoyed Tanya Huff's Valour series but I came to her through her fantasy books and was more curious about her SF would work for me than checking it out for the MilSF itself. I am curious about the Honor Harrington books and the Vorkosigan (guess who had to look that name up >.>) books. I think I have Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books somewhere as well. Hm.
But yes, saaame on the romance front. I mean, I picked up Ancillary Justice more because it was doing different things with gender. That's something I appreciate about Elizabeth Bear's work as well, the wider range of gender and sexual orientations is satisfying. SF as a genre has so much potential on that front and it frustrates me that more writers don't explore that.