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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
Has anyone else noticed a (perhaps?) tendency in steampunk fiction to favor female characters? (And, of course, there's nothing wrong with that.)
Too, there appears to be a kind of crossover genre-mixing between Romance and Steampunk, which makes me wonder if there's 'newer' genre in the making.
As well, I've noticed quite a lot of young adult steampunk on the market.
Any thoughts on any of this?
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I think it's actually been around in a romance crossover for a while (perhaps even started there?) Although some of the first steampunk I read was probably UF from TOR, romance wasn't far behind.
There is male oriented steampunk out there (Blood Riders by Michael something) Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Riders-M...s=blood+riders
many of those in the also read (well, okay one of them on my screen for sure) qualifies. I've tried the Tuck--it's more UF, but was not my thing. Blood Riders was okay, but I think it missed some opportunities and failed, failed, failed on the "romance" front. Oh, if only the author had left that part out. But I digress. I don't know that there are "more" female leads; it may depend on where you look. I haven't actually investigated very much. I know there is a sub genre that is quite popular in the romance arena that is steampunk.
It could just be that there are more woman buyers so publishing is catering to that area.