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Originally Posted by Over
What's up with this vampire-stories-for-the-ladies-with-half-naked-males-in-the-cover genre? I just got aware of this now! And it seems really a whole genre! :O
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Well, I think it is a new genre, or perhaps a sub-genre.
One of the things that irks me about
Categories over at
Fictionwise -- and I feel Fictionwise is an excellent company - is their use of the category
Dark Fantasy to convey exactly what you describe in your post.
When I think Dark Fantasy, I think on the lines of
Karl Edward Waggoner's work which I thoroughly enjoy.
I think Dark Fantasy is writing that has a dark texture to the writing regarding subject matter. I certanly do
NOT think of Romance when I'm looking for Dark Fantasy reading material. I rarely now even look at the new releases from Fictionwise from within that category.
Don