What do you prefer in fantasy novels?
Who is your preferred protagonist?
| 22% (13) | A male protagonist | |
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| 32% (19) | A female protagonist | |
| 44% (26) | I like both equally |
58 voters have answered this question.
For a male protagonist - what point in life should he be?
| 48% (28) | New to adulthood, unwed, learning his path e.g. squire, apprentice, new recruit, prince | |
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| 32% (19) | In his prime, has romantic attachments, already accomplished e.g. knight, mage, sgt/captain, leading noble | |
| 18% (11) | A protector, has children, has duties, a master of his craft e.g. lord, wizard teacher, general, king |
58 voters have answered this question.
For a female protagonist - what point in life should she be?
| 72% (26) | A new adult, a maiden, unwed, learning her destiny e.g. novice, apprentice, new huntress, princess | |
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| 13% (5) | In her prime, has romantic attachments, already accomplished e.g priestess, mage, amazon, courtly princess/new queen | |
| 13% (5) | A protector, mother, has duties, perfected her craft e.g. Abbess/high priestess, wizard teacher, amazon queen/general, Queen Mother |
36 voters have answered this question.
What level of violence do you prefer?
| 43% (16) | Non-graphic violence (described but not in detail) e.g. The Hobbit, Harry Potter | |
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| 27% (10) | Bloody violence (described but not dwelt upon) e.g. LotR, The Iliad | |
| 29% (11) | Brutal violence (gory and traumatic) e.g. A Song of Ice and Fire (GoT) |
37 voters have answered this question.
What should the level of fatality be?
| 22% (9) | No losses among the good guys | |
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| 27% (11) | Minor losses, named characters are killed | |
| 30% (12) | Severe losses, some moderate or even major characters killed | |
| 20% (8) | Tragic losses, hero/slash heroine or their closest friends/loved ones killed |
40 voters have answered this question.
How descriptive should love scenes be?
| 28% (11) | Kissing then fade to black | |
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| 10% (4) | Clothes removed then fade to black | |
| 17% (7) | Some foreplay then soft focus | |
| 43% (17) | Fully described love scene |
39 voters have answered this question.
How much flesh should male characters show?
| 30% (12) | Occasional shirt removal | |
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| 10% (4) | Unclothed during bathing scenes | |
| 12% (5) | Unclothed during romance scenes | |
| 46% (18) | Unclothed as often as required |
39 voters have answered this question.
How much flesh should the female characters show?
| 28% (11) | Occasionally in small clothes | |
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| 7% (3) | Unclothed during bathing scenes | |
| 17% (7) | Unclothed during romance scenes | |
| 46% (18) | Unclothed as often as required |
39 voters have answered this question.
What kinds of romance would you be open to reading? (Check all that apply)
| 91% (51) | Male-female | |
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| 64% (36) | Male-male | |
| 76% (43) | Female-female | |
| 73% (41) | Human-elf | |
| 64% (36) | Human-dwarf | |
| 67% (38) | Human-goblin/orc | |
| 69% (39) | Elf-elf | |
| 60% (34) | Elf-dwarf | |
| 62% (35) | Elf-goblin | |
| 57% (32) | Dwarf-goblin |
56 voters have answered this question.
How much magic should there be?
| 22% (8) | Low magic - enchanted items but no spells, wizards etc | |
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| 25% (9) | Rare magic - magic is only wielded by non-humans or only a handful of gifted in the whole world | |
| 40% (14) | Normalised magic - magic is known in the world and can be formally studied | |
| 11% (4) | Godlike magic - wielders of magic come by their magic easily and are almost unlimited in their power |
35 voters have answered this question.
Dragons - how common should they be?
| 28% (11) | Extinct - only spoken of in legend | |
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| 15% (6) | Almost extinct - only a few remain | |
| 35% (14) | Rare - they still live but you might never see one | |
| 20% (8) | Thriving - there are dragons and they can be found easily |
39 voters have answered this question.
