Historical fiction and sci-fi/fantasy clearly share a lot. It may explain why as a teenager, I read a lot of sci-fi/fantasy and moved into historical fiction once I hit college. These are so true and I encourage anyone who is a big fan of one of these genres to try the other one. Or just read a lot of Steampunk, a glorious marriage between the two.
Month: May 2013
Cover Art – Sign of Industry Sexism?
Intriguing article that I think hammers the point of a recent post on the Historical Novel Society’s website about cover art for historical fiction. See post from May 2nd. This takes the argument one step further and addresses general fiction as well.
I wonder if industry sexism is the reason why so many women, and men, too, use initials for pen names? I know J.K. Rowling went that route when trying to get Harry Potter published for fear it wouldn’t be taken seriously if it was obvious a woman wrote it. A pity the work can’t speak for itself even though it’s the story that matters most!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/09/coverflip-maureen-johnson-gender-book
Road of Thorns by Michel Lee King
If you enjoy werewolf stories or stories about people hunting werewolves, check out Road of Thorns by Michel Lee King. A female werewolf hunter bungles up the hunt for the village werewolf and is banned by her village. Now she’s bait but who will win?
DH Hanni 