The blurb for a comic called TRANSMEET
seems to indicate romantic SF or SFR. I've got a copy and just need to get
around to reading it!
In the not so distant future, teleportation has connected the entire
world. While technology amazes humankind…human life expectancy is very
short and the ones alive suddenly develop health problems at a very
young age… In this scenario, we follow the relationship between Eward
and Claris. He, a young man living in Barcelona. She, a prodigy
scientist working in Tokyo. Eward hates technology, always having
problems when dealing with it. Claris on the other hand loves
technology, a scientist with a very particular objective working on a
secret project to extend human life expectancy. In this world ruled by
megacorporations, Claris and Eward will have to break rules, turn down
protocols... making us wonder: What is the limit to love?
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I don't remember why or how I found out about LETTING LIER AND FINDING PAX nor if I've shared it here yet, but the blurb has a vampire-in-space vibe:
For refusing the crown and
renouncing his title, Prince Lier was eternally banished from the planet of
Arden. After finding asylum in a Deep Space colony, he took a position in a
bordello as the Master of Ceremonies. During Lier’s exile, Emperor Sardius I
conquered Arden and slaughtered Lier’s people. From the destruction arose a new
species dependent on blood. Seizing the opportunity, Sardius praises vampirism
and blueprints mass blood manufacturing with Lier’s blood as the key. Lier is
not only the last of his kind, but his blood is strangely addictive.
On a mission to capture Lier, Commander Raze, son of Sardius, can’t help but try it for himself. When he does, he experiences strange flashbacks of himself with Lier. Tense relations between captor and captive blur the line between past and present.
During the perilous journey to Arden, forces opposed to Sardius attempt to rescue their lost prince. Raze’s mission changes from retrieval to survival. Soon it becomes clear that, although neither man recognizes what the other has become, this meeting is not their first. And by no means will it be their last.
On a mission to capture Lier, Commander Raze, son of Sardius, can’t help but try it for himself. When he does, he experiences strange flashbacks of himself with Lier. Tense relations between captor and captive blur the line between past and present.
During the perilous journey to Arden, forces opposed to Sardius attempt to rescue their lost prince. Raze’s mission changes from retrieval to survival. Soon it becomes clear that, although neither man recognizes what the other has become, this meeting is not their first. And by no means will it be their last.
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I think I know why Thérèse
A Kraemer's TIMES SECRET
hasn't left my to-do list yet:
TIMES SECRET seems like it could be SFR. I cut indie
and small press covers a lot of slack, but this one is testing even my limits.
It's a case of where simpler might have been better rather than trying to
represent the story.
An io9 article about The
Real Reason Why Science Fiction Westerns Are Such a Hard Sell
sort've goes along with an older TGE post about Space
Westerns: In Or Out?.
At
one point I made a note to "Share that article from SF Signal--FB?" Anyone
know what this means? Did I indeed share the article in question? Goodness only knows. LOL!
I read Animation
Roundtable: Top Filmmakers on 'Frozen' Lessons and Why "Sequels" Are
Killing the Industry and remember being intrigued since the
filmmakers "… work
with either original material or somewhat obscure source
material." Then they eventually made highly visible and successful movies. I
think I thought it'd be of interest since SFR is also a niche genre. Wishful
thinking on the visibility angle, perhaps?
File
this one under "Huh?" The recipe turned out pretty well
when I made it, but I have no idea how it ended up on my to-do list!
Jean
Johnson's A SOLDIER'S DUTY, AN OFFICER'S DUTY, and HELLFIRE don't have romance
as far as I know, but might be of interest when you're in the mood for military
SF featuring a female protagonist. I've seen this book described as in the
vein of Rachel Bach's Paradox
trilogy; Robert Buettner's ORPHANAGE; Tanya Huff's Valor series, David Weber's Honor Harrington series, and to some
extent, Frank Herbert's DUNE.
Your
guess is as good as mine as to why I had a link to Anna Herlihy's THE
WATCH (Clarity #1) on my list.
I've
been dying to watch SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2199, a reboot of the original 1974
Japanese animated series, but the complete series isn't readily available in the
U.S. yet. So I've had to settle for watching the trailer from time to time. I
particularly like that the last word Susumu Kodai (the hero) speaks is heroine Mori
Yuki's name. The emphasis on the romance may or may not have been intentional,
but as an SFR fan it really speaks to me. [Content warning: violence]
And that's a wrap!
Joyfully yours,
Joyfully yours,
Heather