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Is there such a thing as erotic science fiction?
Most of the science fiction I've read would seem to indicate that there isn't such a thing.
I can't believe that I'm the only one who is writing that type of science fiction. There must be examples of other writers/authors who have written similar things.
Examples of books, specially recent ones, would be much appreciated.
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yep, there is. There are even publishing companies who gear their SF to that particular genre.
I had picked up a book the other day, but haven't started reading it yet, as it was one of those "spend $250 before you walk out the door" type trips called "Cybersex" forward by Will Self. It is a collection of short stories which deal with well... you get the idea. The back says "Sometimes scary, often erotic and always very strange,..." well, that is part of the second paragraph. And yes, there are authors that are recognizable who are published in the book. - I'll let you know once I've read it.
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You can check out Circlet Press (www.circlet.com), which specializes in erotic SF and Fantasy.
Erotic SF/F is apparently a thriving subgenre, although many recognizable authors tend to publish these works under pseudonyms. One of the most famous examples would be Anne Rice, who published erotica under A.B. Roquelaire (sp?).
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circlet is the one I was thinking of, as I believe they still take submissions from those among us who don't have agents, and want to be able to submit anyways.
hubby says that "I will fear no evil" is erotic, though definately not porn.
But then you have stories like "the cat who walks through walls" by Heinlein, which again, has lots of sex... group sex, etc. - but then Heinlein ended up being a dirty old man in his older age, soooooooo. "Friday" had some and so did "Time enough for love".
Anne McCaffrey (???) wrote a book called "Restoree" (title is close, author might not be) which also had sex, etc.
And Asimov wrote "The Sensual Dirty Old Man" by Dr. A --- this is a science text, not a story. -- and I think there was an implied sex scene in "Caves of Steel" or one of the subsequent stories. (Danieel Oliva is the main character)
IF you are looking more for smut... I would suggest looking in your local uhhhhhh, how do I put this... smut bookstore. I know that hubby picked up a book (which neither of us can remember) which was definatley smut set in a science fiction setting. He (hubby) does point out, that it was ok, in a male softmoric (is that redundant?) way.
I totally forgot (well, until after I shut down for the night) that there are also authors like Laurel K. Hamilton who write erotica (she can be found in horror) - here books have more of a story than just the erotica, but it is definately there none the less.
[This message has been edited by mags (edited July 05, 2003).]
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ok.... looking in writers market I saw the following Tip for Circlet "Our audience is adults who enjoy science fiction and fantasy, especially the works of Anne Rice, Storm Constantine, Samuel Delany, who enjoy vivid storytelling and erotic content. Seize your most vivid fantasy, your deepest dream and set it free onto paper. That is at the heart of all good speculative fiction. Then if it has an erotic theme as well as a science fiction one, send it to me. No horror, rape, death or mutilation! I want to see stories that celebrate sex and sexuality in a positive manner. Please write for our guidelines as each year we have a specific list of topics we seek. Short stories only, no novels." - their needs are: Ethnic, Science Fiction, short stories only.
VESTAL REVIEW - http://www.vestalreview.net/ - Frequency: Quarterly covering flash fiction. - they are looking for erotica, science fiction, mystery, fantasy, and about a dozen other genres.
I'm sure there are others, but well, I got tired looking.
This should either be "Our audience is composed of adults..." or "The members of our audience are adults...."
"Our audience are adults..." is technically just as incorrect but doesn't sound quite as goofy as "Our audience is adults...." You would think that if someone was determined enough to note that the one expression was grammatically incorrect, they could at least have replaced it with a phrase that didn't sound stupid in addition to being grammatically incorrect!
Anyway, just thought I'd contribute something to this discussion
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