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[โ€“] starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I mean... there was romantasy before (for example the Rhodry and Nevin books, something Spell) but not nearly as vapid.

Edit Daggerspell, that's it. Katharine Kerr.

[โ€“] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Multiple local bookshops by me had to resort their shelves just to create a new "romantasy" section because otherwise the fantasy section was inundated.