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@valtmy

That manga sounds really interesting! I especially like the alternate idea of Japan’s isolation. If I ever come across it, I’ll definitely read it. I also share your views on alternate history. I’ve only read one alternate history that I really enjoyed. It also, I guess, fell into the category of steampunk (Scott Westerfield’s Leviathan and sequels, in case you’re wondering).

@michelle

I agree that historical fantasy is really cool! I also like writing it 😀 The series I mentioned above has very little romance in it and is a steampunk/alternate history of WW1. There’s a bit of romance in the last book, but it’s actually surprisingly romance free.

@ashira @selah-chelyah I had a feeling you guys wouldn’t read much of that sort of thing. That’s okay though 🙂 It has to be a very good sample of fantasy/steampunk/alternate for me to enjoy it.

@eden-anderson

That’s how I’ve viewed it most of my life, but now I think that those subgenres have the ability to appeal to a crossover audience, and that’s part of their allure. For example, a hardcore fantasy fan might not be willing to pick up a novel set in Tudor England, but they might be willing to pick up Fawkes. that way they’ll still have their dose of fantasy and magic, but they also have the added benefit of easing themselves into the historical genre and learning about the Gunpowder Plot and the tension between Catholic and Protestant England (and take all the mask magic out of Fawkes, and its really historically accurate. Nadine Brandes did a great job at blending the magic and history).