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    What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?

    Three Scenarios for the Future of Romantic Love

    Love In The Time Of Carbonite, or the Best Couples from Star Wars

    The Unholy Love Match Between Scifi And Romantic Comedy

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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    09/13/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    Isn't it obvious by now?

    Time-traveler love stories.
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    Image of commentotron commentotron
    09/13/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    I learned today that the mom of one of my kids buddies is a Twilight fan. She's 40.

    Nevertheless I blame Joss Whedon and the success of Buffy and the lack of "getting it" demonstrated by all those csashing in.

    As to SciFis response? How about Bujolds "Barrayar" series. Assloads of romance in that. And it doesn't suck.
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Edited by commentotron at 09/13/09 12:17 AM commentotron was starred commentotron was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/13/09

    @commentotron: Agreed on Barrayar.
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    Image of psych0fred psych0fred
    09/12/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    I point to Scott Westerfeld's books. Specifically Peeps if you want sci-fi/horror non-vampire vampires, Midnighters if you want goth/emo non-vampire vampires, but probably the best most well written series as far as targeting and addressing coming of age, relationships and social issues - Uglies. Uglies was brilliant.
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    Image of Anthrodiva Anthrodiva
    09/12/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    You guys know that stuff already exists in the romance aisle, right? [www.barbararomo.com]
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    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Anthrodiva was starred Anthrodiva was unstarred
    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/13/09

    @Anthrodiva: Yeah, I was kind of confused about the "need" for this poll too.
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    Image of Zyg Zyg
    09/12/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    There is definitely room for romance in scifi. But if it is the driving force then it defeats the role of the genre.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/13/09

    @Zyg: Spoken like an unimaginative person. Or a boy.
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    09/12/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    bring on the nubile alien love slave
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    Image of bookwench bookwench
    09/11/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    All of the above, thanks.
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    Image of Pegritz Pegritz
    09/11/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    I would totally read ANY kind of novel in which romance is completely digitized and a "juicy scene" involves two lovers delicately inserting USB cables into one anothers' ports and slowly, temptingly lowering their neural firewalls to allow each other access to the limbic systems.
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    Image of Evdor Evdor
    09/12/09

    @Pegritz: Actually, that was in Transmetropoliton. No shit, it was a brief scene of two cybered-up folk 'hooking up' to a bunch of cords, saying I love you and... apparently having some sort of electronic sex Completely off the wall insanity.

    ...God damn Transmetropoliton is the shit.
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    Image of Counterglow Counterglow
    09/11/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    How about they all fucking kill each other and set us free from the curse of emo wankers.

    Short of that, two human-looking people, one from Earth, one from a colony established by sub-light travel. One has drifted far enough from the ol' genetic norm that they aren't fertile...and (sob) all they want (sob) is a (sob) baby.

    "It all seemed so right (sob), and now it all (sob) seems so wrong."

    Bet it sells a zillion copies.
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    gorehound promoted this comment Edited by Counterglow at 09/11/09 10:05 PM Counterglow was starred Counterglow was unstarred
    Image of gorehound gorehound
    09/12/09

    @Counterglow: all those twilighters deserve to be sucked of their life force and never ever wake up.
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    Image of GreyHammer GreyHammer
    09/11/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    where is the button to glau this survey up a a bit?!
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    09/11/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    WAIT! Where's the rest of Love Boat: the next generation? Thats fine entertainment right there.
    But seriously, Space war torn love? That's just Romeo and Juliet in space. Sorry. Romeo and Juliet in SPPPPPAAAAAAAAAACE
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    Image of Doctor Who? Doctor Who?
    09/11/09

    @LittleDragon: Took some work, but I found it:
    [www.clipupload.com]
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/13/09

    @LittleDragon: I'm just glad Charlie added it to the post after I mentioned it. I LOL every time I see it, ever since originally.
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    Image of Daumier Daumier
    09/11/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    Whether it's cyborgs, aliens, space soldiers, or raptors, it has to take place in a high school. I didn't make the rules. The people have spoken and that is their will.
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    09/11/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    Linnea Sinclair
    [en.wikipedia.org] can crank out a readable sci-fi romance.
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    09/11/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    Green women and square-jawed men. That never fails.
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    Image of Ghost_in_the_Machine Ghost_in_the_Machine
    09/11/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven: How about green men and square-jawed women?
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    ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Ghost_in_the_Machine was starred Ghost_in_the_Machine was unstarred
    Image of syafiqjabar of Mars syafiqjabar of Mars
    09/11/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine: Like Summer Glau?
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    Image of Magenta Lornak Magenta Lornak
    09/11/09

    @Ghost_in_the_Machine: Yes, please. Add a Klingon and a tranny and you have my ideal saturday night.
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    09/11/09

    @Magenta Lornak: I want to party at your place.
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    Julius Seizure. (the CANUCK one) promoted this comment Ghost_in_the_Machine was starred Ghost_in_the_Machine was unstarred
    Image of CParis CParis
    09/11/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven:

    Looks like he's wearing nothing but a feathered hairdo and some tatoos. More nekkid men, please.
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    Image of phoghat phoghat
    09/11/09

    @The Curse of Millhaven:
    yeah, gimme some of dem green womens
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    09/11/09

    @Magenta Lornak: How about a Klingon tranny?
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    Image of Julius Seizure - Canuck Julius Seizure - Canuck
    09/12/09

    @Bill-Lee: Wait. I thought they all... Ohhhhh.
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    Image of kasviel kasviel
    09/11/09

    In reply to What's Science Fiction's Answer To Paranormal Romance?
    Oh yeah, and the Twilight author has some crummy sci-fi story, I think, "The Host". She IS ruining my genre *cry*
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    09/11/09

    @kasviel: I actually quite liked The Host. It's pretty interesting stuff. My review here: [io9.com]
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    Image of bookwench bookwench
    09/11/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: It was a bit sappy, but I liked it for the mild subversion of the "aliens among us" trope.
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