I guess I've read enough urban fantasy that so much of it's become a blur, and anything that stands out as different actually stands out. And I want to see more of the different ... even if I have to write it myself. I want heroes of color, of different orientations, of different body sizes, of different faiths.
Amen to this. Although I do think it's a little difficult to tell someone frustrated with the genre to "write it yourself if you want it" (not saying you said that, but OTHER FOLKS say that) because a) not everyone is a writer and b) no writer can possibly write and develop and publish every single idea they get.
I want to see about a million different things on the shelves. I want to see transgender heroines. Transwomen for the win, yanno? And I want to see how you'd make urban fantasy work in a primarily Muslim country where the dominating supernatural is not what it would be here in the U.S. What does a kickass heroine wearing hijab look like, what is that story like? What do you do when, maybe, djinn replace vampires?
And I am beyond pissed that with all these sexy vampires running about that almost none of them are queer-identifying. I mean, come on. Sexy immortals who don't have to worry about disease or pregnancy? Who don't have to live inside society's rules? And none of them are getting their GLBT on? I mean, what if you're a male vampire and you finally have the freedom to be the woman you've always wanted to be, always known you were? And how would you (or could you) get hormones/surgery necessary?
What about vice versa? Or what if you're a vampire in one of those typical hypersexualized vampire societies and you're asexual?
There are just so many possibilities with vampires alone, but nope.
So, yeah. And thanks for the book recs as well. One great thing about these posts is hearing about books I missed or didn't hear about that are really awesome. I'm putting the ones you mentioned on the list as well. I can't wait to go book hunting soon!
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Date: 2010-03-26 07:38 pm (UTC)And I want to see more of the different ... even if I have to write it myself. I want heroes of color, of different orientations, of different body sizes, of different faiths.
Amen to this. Although I do think it's a little difficult to tell someone frustrated with the genre to "write it yourself if you want it" (not saying you said that, but OTHER FOLKS say that) because a) not everyone is a writer and b) no writer can possibly write and develop and publish every single idea they get.
I want to see about a million different things on the shelves. I want to see transgender heroines. Transwomen for the win, yanno? And I want to see how you'd make urban fantasy work in a primarily Muslim country where the dominating supernatural is not what it would be here in the U.S. What does a kickass heroine wearing hijab look like, what is that story like? What do you do when, maybe, djinn replace vampires?
And I am beyond pissed that with all these sexy vampires running about that almost none of them are queer-identifying. I mean, come on. Sexy immortals who don't have to worry about disease or pregnancy? Who don't have to live inside society's rules? And none of them are getting their GLBT on? I mean, what if you're a male vampire and you finally have the freedom to be the woman you've always wanted to be, always known you were? And how would you (or could you) get hormones/surgery necessary?
What about vice versa? Or what if you're a vampire in one of those typical hypersexualized vampire societies and you're asexual?
There are just so many possibilities with vampires alone, but nope.
So, yeah. And thanks for the book recs as well. One great thing about these posts is hearing about books I missed or didn't hear about that are really awesome. I'm putting the ones you mentioned on the list as well. I can't wait to go book hunting soon!