What do you prefer in fantasy novels?
Who is your preferred protagonist?
| 22% (12) | A male protagonist | |
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| 32% (17) | A female protagonist | |
| 45% (24) | I like both equally |
53 voters have answered this question.
For a male protagonist - what point in life should he be?
| 47% (25) | New to adulthood, unwed, learning his path e.g. squire, apprentice, new recruit, prince | |
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| 32% (17) | In his prime, has romantic attachments, already accomplished e.g. knight, mage, sgt/captain, leading noble | |
| 20% (11) | A protector, has children, has duties, a master of his craft e.g. lord, wizard teacher, general, king |
53 voters have answered this question.
For a female protagonist - what point in life should she be?
| 70% (22) | A new adult, a maiden, unwed, learning her destiny e.g. novice, apprentice, new huntress, princess | |
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| 16% (5) | In her prime, has romantic attachments, already accomplished e.g priestess, mage, amazon, courtly princess/new queen | |
| 12% (4) | A protector, mother, has duties, perfected her craft e.g. Abbess/high priestess, wizard teacher, amazon queen/general, Queen Mother |
31 voters have answered this question.
What level of violence do you prefer?
| 40% (13) | Non-graphic violence (described but not in detail) e.g. The Hobbit, Harry Potter | |
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| 31% (10) | Bloody violence (described but not dwelt upon) e.g. LotR, The Iliad | |
| 28% (9) | Brutal violence (gory and traumatic) e.g. A Song of Ice and Fire (GoT) |
32 voters have answered this question.
What should the level of fatality be?
| 22% (8) | No losses among the good guys | |
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| 25% (9) | Minor losses, named characters are killed | |
| 31% (11) | Severe losses, some moderate or even major characters killed | |
| 20% (7) | Tragic losses, hero/slash heroine or their closest friends/loved ones killed |
35 voters have answered this question.
How descriptive should love scenes be?
| 26% (9) | Kissing then fade to black | |
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| 8% (3) | Clothes removed then fade to black | |
| 20% (7) | Some foreplay then soft focus | |
| 44% (15) | Fully described love scene |
34 voters have answered this question.
How much flesh should male characters show?
| 26% (9) | Occasional shirt removal | |
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| 11% (4) | Unclothed during bathing scenes | |
| 14% (5) | Unclothed during romance scenes | |
| 47% (16) | Unclothed as often as required |
34 voters have answered this question.
How much flesh should the female characters show?
| 23% (8) | Occasionally in small clothes | |
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| 8% (3) | Unclothed during bathing scenes | |
| 20% (7) | Unclothed during romance scenes | |
| 47% (16) | Unclothed as often as required |
34 voters have answered this question.
What kinds of romance would you be open to reading? (Check all that apply)
| 92% (47) | Male-female | |
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| 64% (33) | Male-male | |
| 78% (40) | Female-female | |
| 72% (37) | Human-elf | |
| 68% (35) | Human-dwarf | |
| 70% (36) | Human-goblin/orc | |
| 68% (35) | Elf-elf | |
| 64% (33) | Elf-dwarf | |
| 66% (34) | Elf-goblin | |
| 62% (32) | Dwarf-goblin |
51 voters have answered this question.
How much magic should there be?
| 26% (8) | Low magic - enchanted items but no spells, wizards etc | |
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| 26% (8) | Rare magic - magic is only wielded by non-humans or only a handful of gifted in the whole world | |
| 33% (10) | Normalised magic - magic is known in the world and can be formally studied | |
| 13% (4) | Godlike magic - wielders of magic come by their magic easily and are almost unlimited in their power |
30 voters have answered this question.
Dragons - how common should they be?
| 29% (10) | Extinct - only spoken of in legend | |
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| 14% (5) | Almost extinct - only a few remain | |
| 38% (13) | Rare - they still live but you might never see one | |
| 17% (6) | Thriving - there are dragons and they can be found easily |
34 voters have answered this question.
