Why are You So Afraid of Science Fiction Romance?

By D.L. Jackson

Okay, I get it, it’s not your thing. But hey, have you read or watched the Hunger Games? Have you read or watched the movie, I Am Number Four? How about Jurassic Park? The Abyss?

Yes? Then you’ve experienced a form of science fiction romance, or science fiction with romance elements.

But wait, none of those take place in space or on a ship, that’s not science fiction.

Oh, but it is.

I understand what you’re saying, but did you know that while many science fiction novels or novellas do take place in space, many others don’t. Even better, you might find a few that cross genres into paranormal, historical, military, and even contemporary and suspense. The nuts and bolts technology is there, just as the flaming clothing and flying crafts, and various other technologies are employed in the Hunger Games (a dystopian young adult romance), to keep the competitors in the arena. Wait, you liked that book? Then I’ve got a book or two for you.

I’ve been talking about misconceptions in science fiction romance all week. The number one misconception is that you have to have a thorough understanding of science to love them. This is not true. Though science is incorporated in many science fiction romance novels, often it flawlessly flows and more often than not, crosses genres, and you don’t need a textbook to grasp the story. Actually, you just have to have an open mind.

Here’s a little secret about science fiction romance you may not have thought about. Science was once fantasy, and many novels written in the genre have a touch of it—sometimes more than that.

Yes, most science was once fantasy. It’s true. Think about it. Two hundred years ago you would have been tried as a witch and burned at the stake for suggesting a person could use a cell phone, or watch plays on the big screen and television. What was once magic to one people, became hard fact, once the myth became proved science. Let’s get a little more modern shall we, and bend some electromagnetic waves to make something or someone invisible to the naked eye. Get out! You can’t do that. Oh yes you can. It’s true. By bending EM waves, you can make a person or object invisible. Science! Booyah. The invisible girl has become a reality. Got to love that.

So, step into my parlor said the spider to the fly. My mission is to hook you on a often misjudged and much too neglected genre, that has more to offer than you can possibly imagine. My challenge, if you chose to accept it, is to pick up one of the science fiction 1NS titles available and read it. They are less than a 12k investment of your time (an average of 36-50 pages). You might discover how friendly and fun this genre is. And don’t be surprised to find that something you’ve been afraid to try, really wasn’t what you thought it was.

1NS Science Fiction Romance titles:

This Endris Night

Celestial Seduction

Mako’s Bounty

Unknown Futures

Never Gonna Let You Go

Dead or Alive

Lace, Lightning and MultipleOrgasms

Satin Sheets in Space

Go ahead, pick one up. I dare you.

One commenter to this post will win a copy of This Endris Night and a signed book bag with decorated with the covers of some of my Decadent titles. I’ll draw a winner on Friday at midnight, EST.  Good luck and don’t be shy. Science doesn’t bite—much.

D L Jackson