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<p>210.17.215.203: </p> <hr /> <div>'''SF romance''' is a genre that mixes the [[romance]] novel with SFnal settings. The romantic plot is elevated to the major plot or at least one of the major plots, often in combination with a mystery. <br /> <br /> SFnal works have often had a love story / romantic plot (see, e.g., [[Anne McCaffrey]]) and romance novels have often shaded into the fantastic by way of the [[gothic]] or [[supernatural]] elements. Lesbian and gay presses, when publishing SF, often published romantic SF (see, e.g., various titles by [[Naiad Press]]; more recently the works of [[Jane Fletcher]]). <br /> <br /> As a publisher-adopted category, however, the SF romance genre is a relatively recent development. Traditional romance novel publishers have established SF lines (e.g., Harlequin Luna), and some SF publishers have started romance lines (e.g., Tor Romance). The ''Romantic Times'' has established a section for SF romances. <br /> <br /> SF romances have, like SF generally, pushed the boundaries of the heterosexual pair-bonded relationship to include polyamory, non-heterosexuality, and of course heterosexual relationships outside the patriarchy. While this is by definition true of lesbian and gay SF romance, even the heterosexual romance novels have pushed the bounds.<br /> <br /> The genre has some subspecialties, including vampire romances. <br /> <br /> See also [[SF erotica]].<br /> <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> * [http://www.romanticsf.com/ Romantic SF</div>

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