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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 9741783" data-attributes="member: 22779">Just a point about the length of genre fiction.&nbsp; The thing is, before 1980, there was just so little genre fiction at all.&nbsp; Pre-1980, most years you were lucky to get a couple dozen genre titles.&nbsp; At least at the novel length.&nbsp; You quite easily could read every single fantasy novel published in a given year.&nbsp; Then, of course, after 1980, that is no longer true.&nbsp; There's been more genre fiction printed after 2000 than there was from 1900-1980.&nbsp; Like, a LOT more.&nbsp; Fortunately, the shorter fiction genre has been kept alive and well in electronic format.&nbsp; True, we no longer have a lot of genre fiction magazines, but, there are a ton of pro and semi-pro podcasts and online publications that are alive an well - Podcastle, Clarkesworld, and Heroic Fiction Quarterly are a few that I read/listen to.&nbsp; Great stuff.It's not a case of instead.&nbsp; It's a case that now we just have so much more genre fiction to choose from.&nbsp; Now, as far as my players go?&nbsp; I'd say that they sort of cover the spectrum.&nbsp; Leaning towards about halfway between the two without any really strong preference either way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 9741783, member: 22779"] Just a point about the length of genre fiction. The thing is, before 1980, there was just so little genre fiction at all. Pre-1980, most years you were lucky to get a couple dozen genre titles. At least at the novel length. You quite easily could read every single fantasy novel published in a given year. Then, of course, after 1980, that is no longer true. There's been more genre fiction printed after 2000 than there was from 1900-1980. Like, a LOT more. Fortunately, the shorter fiction genre has been kept alive and well in electronic format. True, we no longer have a lot of genre fiction magazines, but, there are a ton of pro and semi-pro podcasts and online publications that are alive an well - Podcastle, Clarkesworld, and Heroic Fiction Quarterly are a few that I read/listen to. Great stuff. It's not a case of instead. It's a case that now we just have so much more genre fiction to choose from. Now, as far as my players go? I'd say that they sort of cover the spectrum. Leaning towards about halfway between the two without any really strong preference either way. [/QUOTE]

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