A Brief History of Science Fiction Romance
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How did science fiction romance evolve? That's the question behind A Brief History of Science Fiction Romance.
Women have always been creating and consuming speculative fiction. Sci-fi romance is one example of such efforts.
This brief, easy-to-share document presents core information about the fascinating history of sci-fi romance, a genre with roots in fan fiction, Star Trek, and the passion of countless women determined to assert their interest in SF-romance hybrids. This collection of essays is a mix of original content and information culled from the author's blog, The Galaxy Express.
Heather Massey
Heather Massey (she/her) is a geek mom who's the proud parent of a terrific daughter and married to the love of her life. Heather is best known for her sci-fi romance blog The Galaxy Express.Though she’s neither an award-winning nor bestselling author (thank you for not judging!), her stories provide quality entertainment by way of fantastical worlds, action-adventure, and larger-than-life characters who fall in love while battling evils such as classist jerks, corporate greed, the patriarchy, and corrupt politicians.
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A Brief History of Science Fiction Romance - Heather Massey
A Brief History of Science Fiction Romance
By Heather Massey
Copyright 2015 Heather Massey
Cover Art by KS Augustin
Smashwords Edition
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Author's Note
Acknowledgements
Defining sci-fi romance
The many names of sci-fi romance
The origins of sci-fi romance
How ebooks changed the face of sci-fi romance
Where can I learn more about SFR?
Choosing your next SFR read
Handy list of SFR sites
About the author
About the cover designer
Introduction
How did science fiction romance evolve? That's the question behind this ebook.
The title says A BRIEF HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION ROMANCE, and I do mean brief! The goal is to preserve the core information about SFR's history in an easy-to-share document. This collection of essays is a mix of original content and information culled from my blog, The Galaxy Express. Where applicable, I included a link to the original post.
Preservation of this knowledge is of paramount importance since it's