On a related note

[james_davis_nicoll]

What should go on a Top Ten "In retrospect, what the hell were we thinking" list of once-popular SF?

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[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Hamilton is not SF. And was mentioned up above.

[eagle]

Ah, yes, sorry. I missed the intentional misspelling and posted before someone clarified.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

But yeah, I wouldn't call Hamilton "SF". She's YA Romance in the first few books and then porn in the rest - the fact that Buffy The Vampire Shagger is shagging vampires doesn't actually make any difference.

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

YA Romance in the first few books

Pft. If Blake had testicles and went after gangsters and missing heiresses, she'd fit right in with people like Travis McGee and Philip Marlowe.

[ravenskyewalker.livejournal.com]

True that Hamilton isn't SF, but she certainly seems to have had a large impact on the fantasy genre. (Urban fantasy, I suppose it's called.) She's also had a large impact on the romance genre -- there are countless paranormal porno romances out there now, all falling over themselves to try to prove that they're better writers than LKH. Whatever thrills 'em.

I can only hope that someone reaches the WTF? stage over LKH and LKH-inspired books, but there are so many of them now, it'll obviously take a while for the craze to die down.