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2 April 2025
Samantha Shannon's The Bone Season: What makes a romantasy, and why this isn't one
Samantha Shannon recently published the fifth novel in her dystopian series The Bone Season. Where does this unique blend of genre, tropes, and original writing fit into the modern literary landscape? And what does or doesn't make a romantasy?
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31 March 2025
Is This Just Fantasy: The rise of romantasy
Romantasy fiction has taken the publishing industry by storm, but how did this happen? Which writers are considered romantasy authors, and why are they all women? Most importantly, we have to ask what romantasy even means.
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25 March 2025
Is This Just Fantasy: 'Romantasy' as new genre or misogynistic label?
The rise of 'romantasy' has taken publishing by storm. So what is this new so-called genre, and how does it relate to the treatment of female authors by audiences? Voice Intern Eva Carolan explores the phenomenon in her new editorial series.