SF romance

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SF romance is a genre that mixes the romance novel with SFnal settings.

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. As a publisher-adopted category, however, the SF romance genre is a relatively recent development. Traditional romance novel publishers have established SF lines, some SF publishers have started romance lines (e.g., Tor Romance), and there are publishers dedicated to SF romance (Torquere Press). The Romantic Times has established a section for SF romances.

SF romances have, like SF generally, pushed the boundaries of the heterosexual pair-bonded relationship to include polyamory, non-heterosexuality,

See also SF erotica.

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