Science Fiction romances - Looking for suggestions

[fuelair]

And the perceptive pick up on the Gandalf/Saruman thing quickly. There's some history there.

But, what about Rosie Cotton and Arwen's affair as noted in There and Back Again 14th ed. annotated Chapter 123 "Elf in the Cotton Patch OR Going Down to the Fork in the Road That Goes Ever Onward".

 

[Mark6]

I disagree. A Civil Campaign is a romance.

I never read it, so do not know. When was it written?

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

But, what about Rosie Cotton and Arwen's affair as noted in There and Back Again 14th ed. annotated Chapter 123 "Elf in the Cotton Patch OR Going Down to the Fork in the Road That Goes Ever Onward".

Is that the one where the Balrog admits to steriod use and finally comes clean about over-compensating?

 

[fuelair]

Is that the one where the Balrog admits to steriod use and finally comes clean about over-compensating?

Actually no - there were no bals at all in the important part of that chapter!! Or steroids... Though a good deal of staring and strokin' by a couple of young hobbits on their way to steal lunch from a local farmer when they espied the fair pair in action!!

 

[angrysoba]

Hmmm. I'm a bit doubtful about any list that classes Haldeman's The Forever War as "Romantic SF".

I read this book when I was about fourteen and had no idea what I was letting myself in for.

I don't think I managed to finish half of it because I was put off by the bad language (I was way too easily shocked for a teenager) but I skipped ahead and read the parts when they returned to Earth. Wow! Even more shocked!

I recommend it!

 

[EchoWars]

Heinlein's 'Time Enough for Love'
...or better yet, 'To Sail Beyond the Sunset'.

 

[FattyCatty]

I never read it, so do not know. When was it written?

A Civil Campaign^WP was first published in 1999. It comes after Komarr in the Vorkosigan series.

 

[Mark6]

A Civil Campaign^WP was first published in 1999. It comes after Komarr in the Vorkosigan series.

Then what are you disagreeing with? I wrote:

Of the books listed so far, all which I read involve romance, but do not have it as major driver of the plot. "The Forever War" comes closest, and that's not very close.

I cannot judge about ones I had not read, but generally romance in science fiction tends to be relegated to subplots. And in (sadly misnamed IMO) "Golden Age of SF" romance simply did not exist.

"A Civil Campaign" does not date from Golden Age of SF, and I did say generally romance in science fiction tends to be relegated to subplots. I did not say it never happens -- although few decades ago it really did not happen.

 

[Silly Green Monkey]

DarkShip Thieves by Sarah A Hoyt
Trade Pact Universe (trilogy) by Julie E Czerneda
the Flinx series by Alan Dean Foster develops a romance later, as a motivation for <spoiler>

 

[rustypouch]

I really like "A Scientific Romance" by Ronald Wright.

Granted, it's not so much a romance, but reflections on a failed romance, and time travel.

 

[xtifr]

If you asked about fantasy/romance, I could probably provide a bunch of examples. That's a popular genre. There's even a label dedicated exclusively to fantasy/romance (MagicLove, a subsidiary of Jove). But for SF...not so much.

I definitely have to echo the recommendation of Bujold's A Civil Campaign, with the caveat that it's really better if you know the whole series--though it can stand alone. Bujold is a top-notch author, with five or six Hugos to her name, most of which were for books in the same series--but the series isn't romance, just that one book.

There's also Steamed: A Steampunk Romance by Katie McAllister, which is exactly what it says on the tin. And it's definitely steamy. Cheesy but fun.