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4068:"A Defense of Stephen King, Master of the Decisive Moment"
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4392:"The Top Ten Books That Influenced J.R.R. Tolkien"
4246:Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, And The Arts
4216:"National Book Awards: Genre fiction dissed again"
4185:"Science fiction author hits out at Booker judges"
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4099:"King & I: Stephen King and a Balanced Diet"
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3860:"The Romance Genre: Romance Reader Statistics"
3439:. Literature and Culture Handbooks. New York:
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4037:"Stephen King: You can be popular and good"
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4496:. Australia: Australian National Library.
4425:The Oxford Companion to English Literature
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3879:"Science Fiction: The Literature of Ideas"
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3013:(1951). His other major novels include
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1267:Genre and the marketing of fiction
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4585:
4214:Miller, Laura (11 October 2012).
4195:from the original on 9 March 2014
3810:from the original on 19 July 2020
3659:(London: The Women's Press, 1978)
3657:Literary Women: The Great Writers
3646:, ed. Susan Maning, pp.xxv-xxvii.
3642:"Introduction" to Walter Scott's
3495:Stasio, Marilyn (20 April 2008).
3365:
3298:
2737:The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
2092:is regarded as one of the finest
2011:immortalised the Royal Navy ship
1689:, same sex romantic fiction, and
1530:fiction and other genres such as
44:This article has multiple issues.
4521:. London and Boston: Routledge.
4379:from the original on 2009-06-04.
4047:from the original on 30 May 2013
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2606:Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
2480:Golden Age of Detective Fiction
2430:, exemplified by the series of
2086:in the English language, while
1957:needs additional citations for
310:may be too short to adequately
205:needs additional citations for
52:or discuss these issues on the
3795:10.1080/00049670.2011.10722585
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320:provide an accessible overview
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4066:Jacobs, Alan (24 July 2012).
4009:Grossman, Lev (23 May 2012).
3566:A History of Greek Literature
3358:
2172:. An important later work is
2144:1865, and his Gothic novella
1698:prose-fiction form of romance
4340:Kieniewicz, Paul M. (2003).
4035:Nelson, Erik (7 July 2012).
3830:"The Romance Genre Overview"
3437:The Science Fiction Handbook
3292:American Library Association
3079:
3065:in 1984. Nobel prize winner
2507:Murder on the Orient Express
2053:, the influential author of
2042:The King of the Golden River
1823:science-based fact or theory
7:
4103:Los Angeles Review of Books
3610:The True Story of the Novel
3333:
3264:
2497:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
2397:Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
2300:, discuss the issue on the
2056:The Princess and the Goblin
1895:Los Angeles Review of Books
100:the claims made and adding
10:
4590:
3834:Romance Writers of America
3782:Australian Library Journal
3732:Studies in Popular Culture
3548:Romance Writers of America
3029:is Clarke's contemporary.
2269:20th-century genre fiction
1832:
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1709:Romance Writers of America
1654:
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1464:Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
1301:History of science fiction
1294:
1245:—as well as perhaps
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4517:Sutherland, John (1981).
4261:, p.99. New York: Plume.
3703:26, no. 1 : 203-233.
3681:, Sunday 12 January 2014.
3401:French, Christy Tillery.
3022:The Fountains of Paradise
2803:The Flight of the Phoenix
2387:The Old Man in the Corner
1906:of our time", and called
1850:. Modern horror, such as
1828:
1484:
1467:(1740) and the novels of
4437:CODES: The Reading List.
4346:(1920) by David Lindsay"
4129:Doris Lessing: Hot Dawns
3985:National Book Foundation
3376:(8th ed.). Boston:
2996:Science fiction novelist
2787:The Pillars of the Earth
2640:The Chronicles of Narnia
2519:And Then There Were None
1799:faster than light travel
1499:
1310:ancient Greek literature
4257:Skal, David J. (1996).
3776:Franks, Rachel (2011).
3372:Meyer, Michael (2008).
3163:(2000). It follows the
3076:between 1979 and 1983.
2975:The Day of the Triffids
2790:(1989), and its sequel
2347:The Riddle of the Sands
1491:List of literary genres
4536:From Lowbrow to Nobrow
3272:horror novels include
3247:science fiction comedy
3245:wrote the five-volume
3097:is best known for his
3091:
2962:
2909:In crime fiction, the
2683:created the character
2568:
2464:
2420:, of which the first,
2239:
2035:Although pre-dated by
1666:
158:by rewriting it in an
4281:"The Art of Suspense"
4279:Follett, Ken (2016).
3607:Margaret Anne Doody,
3583:Stanford News Service
3564:Hadas, Moses (1950).
3109:(1983), and includes
3087:
3004:2001: A Space Odyssey
2958:
2904:Richard the Lionheart
2869:Aubrey–Maturin series
2747:The Day of the Jackal
2658:The Lord of the Rings
2634:The Screwtape Letters
2631:. Lewis is known for
2564:
2460:
2423:The Thirty-Nine Steps
2372:The Scarlet Pimpernel
2367:The Scarlet Pimpernel
2229:
2156:John William Polidori
2109:The War of the Worlds
1807:extraterrestrial life
1773:Science fiction is a
1744:Inspirational romance
1664:
1514:Crime fiction is the
1361:The Rise of the Novel
1167:Literature portal
4474:Gelder, Ken (2004).
4402:on 11 December 2011.
4396:thebookladysblog.com
4356:on October 17, 2012.
4344:A Voyage to Arcturus
4322:on 17 September 2012
3881:. WritingWorld.com.
3690:Doody (1996), p. 15.
3313:Middle grade fiction
3016:Rendezvous with Rama
2879:Master and Commander
2855:The Eagle Has Landed
2839:The Guns of Navarone
2778:(1978), followed by
2720:The Spy Who Loved Me
2574:A Voyage to Arcturus
2478:This was called the
2377:French Revolutionary
2306:create a new article
2298:improve this article
2009:Mutiny on the Bounty
1966:improve this article
1916:, "a great writer".
1720:contemporary romance
1225:The main genres are
941:Groups and movements
214:improve this article
4490:Johnson-Woods, Toni
4373:Discovery Institute
3954:Misa (2013-03-25).
3840:on October 15, 2014
3318:Young adult fiction
3275:The Hellbound Heart
3139:'s fantasy trilogy
3106:The Colour of Magic
2981:The Midwich Cuckoos
2765:The Fourth Protocol
2577:by Scottish writer
2528:gentleman detective
2392:armchair detectives
2350:(1903) defined the
2221:invasion literature
2197:Abraham Van Helsing
2154:fiction began with
1929:British Book Awards
1779:speculative fiction
1736:young adult romance
1641:speculative fiction
1611:elements as a main
1518:that fictionalises
1474:Pride and Prejudice
1381:historical romances
560:Short prose fiction
463:Major written forms
4141:Boston Book Review
4134:2018-09-20 at the
3673:2017-02-10 at the
3589:on 6 December 2020
3532:on 6 October 2014.
3524:The New York Times
3501:The New York Times
3380:. pp. 23–25.
3308:Children's fiction
3192:The Graveyard Book
3169:parallel universes
3160:The Amber Spyglass
3142:His Dark Materials
3092:
2963:
2876:, the first being
2810:is best known for
2781:The Key to Rebecca
2671:Later 20th century
2569:
2556:historical romance
2465:
2337:Early 20th century
2255:Professor Moriarty
2244:Arthur Conan Doyle
2240:
2232:Arthur Conan Doyle
2209:vampire literature
2175:Varney the Vampire
2089:The Woman in White
1919:In the 2000s, the
1803:parallel universes
1732:paranormal romance
1724:historical romance
1691:paranormal fiction
1667:
1588:Fantasy literature
1584:History of fantasy
1532:historical fiction
1444:historical romance
1297:History of fantasy
1255:historical fiction
1054:Lists and outlines
530:Long prose fiction
160:encyclopedic style
147:is written like a
85:possibly contains
4544:978-0-7735-3019-5
4453:The Reading List.
4291:on 26 August 2017
3866:on 6 August 2013.
3450:978-1-4411-7096-5
3433:Butler, Andrew M.
3387:978-0-312-47200-9
3323:New adult fiction
3207:'s works include
2934:The Bruce Trilogy
2845:Where Eagles Dare
2793:World Without End
2775:Eye of the Needle
2742:Frederick Forsyth
2730:was an author of
2661:(1954–1955), and
2646:The Space Trilogy
2536:Margery Allingham
2532:Lord Peter Wimsey
2524:Dorothy L. Sayers
2513:Death on the Nile
2334:
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2308:, as appropriate.
2263:Dr John H. Watson
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1898:. Nobel laureate
1716:romantic suspense
1629:magical creatures
1544:detective fiction
1510:Detective fiction
1460:sentimental novel
1456:Samuel Richardson
1390:Wuthering Heights
1338:chivalric romance
1291:History of genres
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3341:Literary fiction
3282:The Reading List
3154:The Subtle Knife
3072:Canopus in Argos
3062:The Wasp Factory
3033:Michael Moorcock
2999:Arthur C. Clarke
2986:George Langelaan
2970:post-apocalyptic
2960:Arthur C. Clarke
2929:Robert the Bruce
2911:murder mysteries
2834:Alistair MacLean
2808:Philip Nicholson
2696:Live and Let Die
2664:The Silmarillion
2643:(1950–1956) and
2629:J. R. R. Tolkien
2601:J. R. R. Tolkien
2566:J. R. R. Tolkien
2442:Leslie Charteris
2437:Bulldog Drummond
2408:adventure novels
2342:Erskine Childers
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2136:Sheridan Le Fanu
2103:The Time Machine
2094:sensation novels
2075:epistolary novel
2051:George MacDonald
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1925:Man Booker Prize
1870:was awarded the
1866:Horror novelist
1752:category romance
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1627:where magic and
1625:imaginary worlds
1365:Classical Greece
1281:literary fiction
1261:Slipstream genre
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3148:Northern Lights
3095:Terry Pratchett
3089:Terry Pratchett
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2951:Science fiction
2939:William Wallace
2895:Knight Crusader
2860:Patrick O'Brian
2798:Elleston Trevor
2759:The Dogs of War
2753:The Odessa File
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2552:Georgette Heyer
2548:Roderick Alleyn
2484:Agatha Christie
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2872:set in the
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