Yep. Scifi and Fantasy reads that break out mainstream these days seem to be universally below average. More and more consumers are demanding less which weirds me out. They want sexless, romanceless, conflict free drivel that just regurgitates feel good memes without any introspection or complex thought.

I straight up dont give people recommendations if they mention liking a subset of authors who are known slop peddlers.

You've got nothing for lovers of Georgette Heyer or Agatha Christie then?

Wouldn't even stoop to recommend Baroness Orczy?