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<blockquote data-quote="Dioltach" data-source="post: 8115255" data-attributes="member: 21843">I don't see why not. To me, the &quot;male power fantasies, women as damsel/reward, otherized racial caricatures&quot; that you mention are less defining features of the genre, and more a reflection of prevailing attitudes in the heyday of S&amp;S. It's been a while since I read Fafhrd &amp; the Grey Mouser, but I don't recall much of those elements.I think that S&amp;S is defined more by its protagonists and its antagonists. Protagonists are humans, without supernatural powers (or only very limited powers, for example the Grey Mouser's minor magical abilities). The antagonists are supernatural, either inherently or through acquired abilities, and as a result of their supernatural -- and therefore unnatural -- powers are evil. (This definition actually rules out, say, &quot;Beyond the Black River&quot;, but strictly speaking that's more of an adventure story than S&amp;S: take out Conan, and it could just as easily take place along the Roman-German frontier.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dioltach, post: 8115255, member: 21843"] I don't see why not. To me, the "male power fantasies, women as damsel/reward, otherized racial caricatures" that you mention are less defining features of the genre, and more a reflection of prevailing attitudes in the heyday of S&S. It's been a while since I read Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser, but I don't recall much of those elements. I think that S&S is defined more by its protagonists and its antagonists. Protagonists are humans, without supernatural powers (or only very limited powers, for example the Grey Mouser's minor magical abilities). The antagonists are supernatural, either inherently or through acquired abilities, and as a result of their supernatural -- and therefore unnatural -- powers are evil. (This definition actually rules out, say, "Beyond the Black River", but strictly speaking that's more of an adventure story than S&S: take out Conan, and it could just as easily take place along the Roman-German frontier.) [/QUOTE]

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