romantasy, n.Trivia

The ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠blend is old: Marie de France's 12th-century lais already mixed fairy magic with desire, as did A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Rebecca ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Yarros's Iron Flame sold 600,000 hardcover copies in the US in its first week.

Sarah ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠J. Maas has sold 38 million copies worldwide, 26 million of them since 2022, according to The Globe and Mail.