'Dragon porn' has surged in popularity, particularly with the release of Rebecca Yarros's Onyx Storm, a part of her Empyrean series that mixes romance and fantasy. This genre has been popularized by BookTok, the TikTok community focused on reading. Onyx Storm became the fastest-selling adult novel in two decades in its first week, highlighting the genre's commercial success. It reflects a broader trend where romantic narratives set against fantastical backdrops capture imaginations and draw diverse audiences, raising questions about cultural representation and appropriation.
As the clock ticked towards midnight on January 21, crowds gathered outside bookstores around the world in fevered anticipation of the release of Onyx Storm, the third instalment in Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean series about a military academy for dragon riders.
The American author is at the forefront of the booming 'romantasy' genre, which combines elements of romance and fantasy, and has exploded in popularity in the past year thanks to BookTok.
Yarros has promised two more titles in the saga, and a TV series adaptation is already in the works from Amazon MGM Studios.
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