Huh. That's some interesting marketing there. I would have thought, considering the sci fi/fantasy fanbase is ratherly largely male (at least in my observations) that they'd WANT as many scantily clad women as they could get on the cover to sell it ... which then leads into objectifying women and all that...
Man, SF's screwed no matter HOW it tries to market women -- either for them or using them.
My biggest complaint IS the fact that UF is transcending into romance's darker, angstier cousin. I don't mind a little romance with my UF, but I read it primarily for the story and the characters. And it irks me to no end when the story or character is lost in favor of having yet another unnecessary sex scene with yet another supernatural, unhumanly gorgeous man.
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Man, SF's screwed no matter HOW it tries to market women -- either for them or using them.
My biggest complaint IS the fact that UF is transcending into romance's darker, angstier cousin. I don't mind a little romance with my UF, but I read it primarily for the story and the characters. And it irks me to no end when the story or character is lost in favor of having yet another unnecessary sex scene with yet another supernatural, unhumanly gorgeous man.