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    A Brief History of Science Fiction Romance
    A Brief History of Science Fiction Romance
    A Brief History of Science Fiction Romance
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    A Brief History of Science Fiction Romance

    By Heather Massey

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    How did science fiction romance evolve? That's the question behind A Brief History of Science Fiction Romance.

    Women have always been creating and consuming speculative fiction. Sci-fi romance is one example of such efforts.

    This brief, easy-to-share document presents core information about the fascinating history of sci-fi romance, a genre with roots in fan fiction, Star Trek, and the passion of countless women determined to assert their interest in SF-romance hybrids. This collection of essays is a mix of original content and information culled from the author's blog, The Galaxy Express.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHeather Massey
    Release dateJun 4, 2015
    ISBN9781310108716
    A Brief History of Science Fiction Romance
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    Heather Massey

    Heather Massey (she/her) is a geek mom who's the proud parent of a terrific daughter and married to the love of her life. Heather is best known for her sci-fi romance blog The Galaxy Express.Though she’s neither an award-winning nor bestselling author (thank you for not judging!), her stories provide quality entertainment by way of fantastical worlds, action-adventure, and larger-than-life characters who fall in love while battling evils such as classist jerks, corporate greed, the patriarchy, and corrupt politicians.

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      A Brief History of Science Fiction Romance - Heather Massey

      A Brief History of Science Fiction Romance

      By Heather Massey

      Copyright 2015 Heather Massey

      Cover Art by KS Augustin

      Smashwords Edition

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      All rights reserved. Thank you for downloading this ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book, please visit your favorite retailer to discover works by science fiction romance authors. Thank you for your support.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Author's Note

      Acknowledgements

      Defining sci-fi romance

      The many names of sci-fi romance

      The origins of sci-fi romance

      How ebooks changed the face of sci-fi romance

      Where can I learn more about SFR?

      Choosing your next SFR read

      Handy list of SFR sites

      About the author

      About the cover designer

      Introduction

      How did science fiction romance evolve? That's the question behind this ebook.

      The title says A BRIEF HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION ROMANCE, and I do mean brief! The goal is to preserve the core information about SFR's history in an easy-to-share document. This collection of essays is a mix of original content and information culled from my blog, The Galaxy Express. Where applicable, I included a link to the original post.

      Preservation of this knowledge is of paramount importance since it's

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