In Competition No. 3190 you were invited to submit the first paragraph of your least favourite type of novel.
Sci-fi was the most well represented genre by a long way, with many thinking along similar lines. Here’s a flavour from Joe Houlihan:
Not for the first time, Drod Vordant was struck by the ethereal beauty of the Butterfly Nebula.
Disagree with half of it, enjoy reading all of it
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