other SF/F books from them that it was very visible to your average reader. People forget that without the internet, if it was not in a shop or library near you or did not feature in a magazine or newspaper, then you largely had to rely on word of mouth or what publishers were putting out into the
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stores. These days it is much easier, but it is incredible still how much of the 'default' is towards male-orientated writing in these genres, though romantasy has shaken up that a bit. It has always been ironic given women buy and read more books by far than men, but especially nowadays.
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