SF and Romance

The worlds of science fiction and romance may seem antithetical but, as in the encounter of Gothic with romance that generates paranormal romance, the romance genre insinuates its way into the, perhaps, masculine, rationalist world of SF.

Here, Gail Carriger, author of the witty steampunk paranormal historical romance novels in the Parasol Protectorate series and others (my characterisation of her work itself shows the fluidity of genre boundaries!) picks her favourite romantic moments from SF and fantasy fiction.

About William the Bloody

Cat lover. 18C scholar on the dialogue and novel. Co-convenor OGOM Project
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