Comment on You Compete Against the Classics
jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I had a twitter discussion with another author making the same point… I pointed out that a) she had only written one book, and b) it was categorized under “Young Adult”, not “Fantasy”.
Kind of hard to “get more shelf space” when you only have one book.
In THIS case, the author actually does have a decent collection of books:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonda_Lee
“She is best known for writing The Green Bone Saga, the first of which, Jade City,[2] won the 2018 World Fantasy Award and was named one of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time by Time magazine.[3][4] The Green Bone Saga was also included on NPR’s list, “50 Favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the Past Decade”.[5]”
kyle@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Jade City is actually amazing. I feel for her, but bookstores are just gonna present the most popular because they’re trying to make money. Bookstores cooler than B&N might have a “like that, try this” kind of thing which would get attention.
Tolkien and Jordan also have recent TV shows, which definitely influence what books the stores will display.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Or a good series PERIOD!
I also like the steampunk Clockwork Century books from Cherie Priest.
kyle@lemm.ee 1 month ago
For sure, they’re incredible. I’ve only personally read Jade City, but haven’t circled back yet. I’m assured by friends the whole series is great.
Just wanted to point it out since the fantasy genre is so freaking male dominated.