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Originally Posted by Crusader
A friend asked me about science fiction novels that would appeal to women/someone who doesn't normally read sci-fi.
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Going back to the original question for a minute here, I think we need to distinguish between 'people who don't normally read sci-fi' and 'people who regularly read sci-fi but don't realize that's what they're doing'.
I know people who claim to not like sci-fi and nevertheless adore The Hunger Games or Juraissic Park or whatever else is currently on the Wal-Mart shelves. It seems to me that this group of people is prepared to jump into strong genre novels because they are already acquainted with the basic principles of sci-fi.
Readers who have never ventured beyond light chick lit or realistic adventure novels, in contrast, are probably going to need to start out with books where the speculative element is slight.