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Originally Posted by Critteranne
From what I've read, MZB was proud of the fact that she did not end the Gothics in a traditional Gothic romance fashion. No, I don't think that means the heroines started a Darkover fanclub.  But I think they ended up without the prospect marrying the hero (or would-have-been hero) in at least one of the stories. |
Aw... I was hoping for a psychic secret society of inbred aristocratic redheads investigating spooky towers and having feuds over eminent domains or whatever.
But seriously, if they really do escape the standard romantic we-must-end-up-coupled-even-if-totally-unsuited-and-likely-to-set-up-a-mysterious-murder/suicide-for-the-next-doomed-couple-in-the-sequel-to-be-gothically-suspensed-about cliche, then I should probably go read them sometime sooner than I was planning.
BTW, the Fictionwise keyword search for "gothic" listed this work for some reason: Lillian Stewart Carl's
Memory and Desire. I don't think I've read any gothics that I know about, so I'm not sure if it really fits the category, but I have read the actual book and I can vouch for its being a pretty good one with supernatural elements and a figuring-out-what-really-happened-in-the-mysterious-disappearance which is not overridden by the romance-y bits.
I therefore recommend it since you are looking for recommendations. But it may not be an actual gothic of the sort that you're looking for. Still a good read nonetheless.
And I should go post that FW 35% off coupon I got in my mail yesterday to the Deals forum.