Many of my conversations online with authors and superfans have recently revolved around the sudden revelation that there is another, separate independent science fiction tradition that has arisen from a completely different distribution and audience from the conventional independent scene. And, as books from this scene push into not just Amazon but even brick and mortar stores, the differences in genre conventions, characterizations, and presentation have led many from the more traditional science fiction and fantasy audience to wonder just who is reading all these harem stories, dungeon core stories, cozy fantasy farm stories, litRPGs, and more.
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