This is interesting to see. I think a lot of it has to do with Lord of the Rings movies and the Harry Potter movies doing so well the last several years. This has definitely made fantasy a lot more main stream then it used to be - further helping grow the size of the fantasy book market as well. And I think it's helped fantasy book sales quite a bit.
However, science fiction really has not had the same type of dynamic going on lately. Although you do have some big things coming in the future that may change that: New Star Wars movies, etc. Plus, quite a few of the best science fiction writers have been dieing off in the last couple years and you have not been seeing a lot of new talent bringing out new good material. I remember reading another author LE Modesitt's science fiction 3-book series back in the late eighties. A really good series, it introduced me to his books. But since that time he's written well over 20 fantasy novels and mostly 8-10 SF books maybe (These are rough numbers). His first fantasy series is what really broke him into the market even though that first SF series did well. All of his fantasy sells better then his SF, in general. All of his fantasy books are in different multibook series as well, whereas the SF books he has more standalone books and a lot less series, only a couple 2-3 book series. I think the biggest thing SF really needs is new good writers, writing quality stories. But if people don't buy the books then that may not help either... Keith ________________________________ From: Barry Ruck <[email protected]> To: 'feistfans-l' <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 12:13 PM Subject: RE: New Sci Fi book? It is strange as I love SF, and still see some amateur writers putting it out. So just when did the market change ? Any ideas ? -- Reality is what you bump into in the dark. - Raymond E. Feist Barry Ruck - Harlow, Essex. UK. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raymond Feist/New ATT Sent: 11 December 2013 17:37 To: feistfans-l Subject: Re: New Sci Fi book? On Dec 11, 2013, at 9:22 AM, D.J. brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > Your publisher is a stupidface...that is all. > She's anything but. Very smart. I'd be an idiot to second guess her. They've made me one of the most successful fantasy writers around. Best, R.E.F. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
