Introduction

The fantasy and science fiction works I like usually have an obvious though not primary romantic element. Many of the works here feature strong female lead characters and wonderful secondary characters. I have found some of my favorite authors in these (sub)genres only in the last few years or so, in 2000 or later, and some within the last year, but several have been writing since the early or mid-1990s. Like romance writers, fantasy/sci-fi writers often write in trilogies or longer series because they like to build on a particular world or universe, so most of the works featured here are part of a series. I no longer include every title in each series when I haven't read them, but you can usually find out the author's full bibliography by clicking on their names to go to their official web sites. Also, I should note that some of these books are considered to be in the "horror" subgenre, but I don't think they are ever scary enough to be considered "horror." Some do, however, contain lots of violence and gore, specifically Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series, so be warned.

I have categorized the books by by author's last name in alphabetical order, and the series and single-title books in chronological order after that. I don't have a description for every book listed here (especially since the last time I read some of these was years ago), but eventually I'll get to it.

Last updated 2006.06.19