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Originally Posted by Geralt
I find the choice of Bean questionable as well, don't they just do mostly rightwing military sf and fantasy?
If Harry has mentioned Tor or Gollancz as fantasy/sf gatekeepers I would though ok. But Bean?
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Firstly, they are called "Baen", not "Bean".
Secondly, sure they are SF and fantasy publishers (certainly not only "right wing", though!), but what does that have to do with whether or not they act as effective "gatekeepers" for that genre? It is a
fact that I enjoy what they publish, therefore
for me personally they are highly effective as gatekeepers. Naturally, that would not be true for someone who does
not like the type of books that they publish.