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Originally Posted by DrNefario
I feel that's the key with Hunger Games. The setting doesn't really even make internal sense, it's just an excuse to have the Hunger Games. I enjoyed all three books, but they're a bit like a blockbuster film, where you come out thinking "hang on..." having been thoroughly entertained by the explosions while you were in there.
Of course, Hunger Games is part of the rapidly growing YA SF sector, and not part of the "declining" adult sector at all. If you're an SF writer, might you not want to dip a toe into YA? Especially now it has become more common for YA works to cross over into an adult audience anyway.
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From what I hear from one of my trad author buddies, New York is "done" with the YA paranormal/fantasy/scifi spinoffs and are moving back towards mundane mysteries. YA was quite hot (in any category) but there's been a bit of cooling off in the buying patterns. The advertising rates show that mysteries are the most popular category right now and what little I do to stay plugged in shows an interest from NY in cozies, mundane and very little to do with sci/fi and/or paranormal.
Of course, NY has often mistimed releases and been flat-out wrong.
