| 2013-09-24 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Fall of the Governor: Part One |
Jay Bonansinga and Robert Kirkman |
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horror (1), zombies (1), Walking Dead (1), torture (1), psychopath (1), romance (1), postapocalyptic (1), United States (1), strong female characters (1), despotism (1), vengeance (1), gladiatorial combat (1), escape (1)
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| 2013-10-18 |
NOVEL |
English |
Waiting for Magic |
Susan Squires |
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female protagonist (1), talisman (1), magic (1), romance (1)
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| 2012-09-12 |
NOVEL |
English |
He's A Magic Man |
Susan Squires |
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magic (1), romance (1), female protagonist (1), talisman (1)
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| 2012-06-19 |
NOVEL |
English |
Wicked Business |
Janet Evanovich |
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fantasy (1), romance (1), murder (1), quest (1), occult relic (1), boston (1), female protagonist (1)
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| 2011-09-15 |
NOVEL |
English |
Tankborn |
Karen Sandler |
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young-adult sf (1), genetic engineering (1), romance (1)
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| 2009-08-04 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Deal or No Deal |
Erin McCarthy |
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female protagonist (1), necklace (1), romance (1), Las Vegas (1), vampires (1), Romanovs (1), Rasputin (1), contemporary (1), black jack dealer (1), Anastasia (1)
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| 2009-08-04 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Total Control |
Lori Foster |
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romance (1), contemporary (1), mind control (1), vigilante (1)
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| 2009-08-04 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Undead Man's Hand |
Erin McCarthy |
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serial killer (1), vampires (1), contemporary (1), Las Vegas (1), female protagonist (1), murder (1), mystery (1), romance (1), bodyguard (1)
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| 2008-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Intersections |
Grace Seybold |
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fantasy (1), contemporary (1), romance (1), lesbians (1)
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| 2007-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Ack-Ack Macaque |
Gareth L. Powell |
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authorship (1), first person point of view (1), romance (1), suicide (1), manga (1), WWI aerial combat (1), macaque (1), mass marketing (1), anime (1), chatbot (1), AI breaking out (1), Red Baron (1), england (1)
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| 2007-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
From Around Here |
Tim Pratt |
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Oakland, CA (1), first person point of view (1), dislocated deity (1), home (1), evil spirit (1), contemporary (1), romance (1), shape-shifter (1), serial killer (1)
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| 2007-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Loss |
Tom Piccirilli |
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missing person (1), trained chimp (1), author (1), rivalry (1), romance (1), apartment building (1), murder (1), contemporary (1), first person point of view (1), fantasy (1), author protagonist (1)
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| 2007-05-04 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Admiral's House |
Marc Lecard |
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manslaughter (1), romance (1), fate (1), sibling rivalry (1), vengeance (1), ghost (1), contemporary (1), first person point of view (1)
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| 2001-11-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Pillars of Creation |
Terry Goodkind |
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fantasy (2), illegitimate royal offspring (1), prophecy (1), ancient magic (1), immunity to magic (1), murders (1), escaping pursuit (1), matricide (1), magic dismal swamp (1), goat (1), half siblings (1), hereditary paranormal powers (1), psychopath (1), betrayal (1), strong female characters (1), female protagonist (1), good vs evil (1), romance (1), sword and sorcery (1)
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| 2000-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Amber Spyglass |
Philip Pullman |
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witches (1), angels (1), quest (1), romance (1), parent-child (1), contemporary (1), into-movie (1), intelligent animals (1), ghosts (1), young-adult fantasy (1), aliens (1), animal familiars (1), magic (1), parallel worlds (1), strong female characters (1), juvenile protagonists (1), fantasy (1)
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| 1999-07-01 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Bride Most Common |
Angie Ray |
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time travel (1), romance (1), Regency England (1)
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| 1999-07-01 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Conyn's Bride |
Ingrid Weaver |
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time travel (1), romance (1), Celt (1)
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| 1999-05-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Cryptonomicon |
Neal Stephenson |
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undersea cables (1), Turing (1), cryptography (1), families (1), world war ii (1), Philippines (1), gold (1), romance (1), strong female character (1), mining (1), Ronald Reagan (1), Douglas MacArthur (1), submarines (1), internet (1), nanotechnology (1), POWs (1), tech startups (1), entrepreneurs (1), computer security (1), hackers (1), Unix (1), jungle warfare (1), death (1), Manila (1), 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1), Abebooks: 50 Essential SF Books (1), cryptology (1)
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| 1999-07-01 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Con and the Crusader |
Maggie Shayne |
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time travel (1), romance (1)
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| 1999-07-01 |
ANTHOLOGY |
English |
Veils of Time |
Lynn Kurland and Angie Ray and Maggie Shayne and Ingrid Weaver |
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time travel (1), romance (1)
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| 1996-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Bugtown |
Ursula Pflug |
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Toronto (1), environmental toxins (1), romance (1), dystopia (1), near future (1), first person (1)
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| 1996-01-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Skin Deep: The Fat Dancer's Tale |
A. C. Crispin |
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star wars (1), Yarla (1), dancing girl (1), desert (1), krayt dragon (1), sacrifice (1), romance (1), female protagonist (1), strong female character (1), Doallyn (1)
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| 1995-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
For White Hill |
Joe Haldeman |
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hard sf (1), s (1), art (1), romance (1), time dilation (1), slower than light travel (1), exterminator nanobots (1), postapocalyptic earth (1), interstellar society (1), war with aliens (1), first person point of view (1), cryosleep (1), body regeneration (1)
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| 1993-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Valentine |
Ed Gorman and Rex Miller |
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contemporary (1), strong female character (1), homicide detective (1), vigilante killer (1), romance (1), Suspense (1)
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| 1989-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
In Another Country |
Robert Silverberg |
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contemporary (1), meteor strike (1), disaster tourism (1), time travel (1), romance (1), only humans (1), USA (1)
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| 1988-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Silver Tower |
Dale Brown |
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naval battle (1), daughter (1), father (1), Iran (1), USSR (1), US Space Station (1), US Navy (1), space battle (1), contemporary (1), space plane (1), space laser weapon (1), strong female character (1), romance (1)
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| 1986-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Charis |
Ellen Kushner |
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romance (1), tricksters (1), humans (1), politics (1), elven royalty (1), night clubs (1), borderlands (1), elves (1), female protagonist (1), first person point of view (1), teenage protagonist (1), fantasy (1)
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| 1983-03-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Orion Shall Rise |
Poul Anderson |
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romance (1), heroic sacrifices (1), feudalism (1), industrialism (1), Gaeans (1), betrayal (1), friendship (1), intrigue (1), international politics (1), national politics (1), hard sf (1), strong female character (1), postapocalyptic (1), only Earth (1), only humans (1), Project Orion (1), solar aerostat (1), pacific islands nation (1), aerostat (1)
|
| 1982-04-14 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Coursing |
Barry N. Malzberg |
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conflict with aliens (1), magical realism (1), romance (1), intergalactic travel (1)
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| 1982-07-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Merchanter's Luck |
C. J. Cherryh |
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space opera (2), strong female characters (1), science fiction (1), space pirates (1), trading (1), pirates (1), operating on the fringes of the law (1), intrigue (1), PTSD (1), shame (1), loyalty (1), family (1), romance (1), interstellar travel (1), family spaceship (1)
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| 1982-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Battle Crow's Daughter |
Gillian Fitzgerald |
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romance (1), sibling princes (1), Badb (1), warrior princess (1), Irish (1), vikings (1), sword and sorcery (1), female protagonist (1), cloak of invisibility (1)
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| 1980-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Chains of Air, Web of Aether |
Philip K. Dick |
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science fiction (1), exoplanet (1), romance (1)
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| 1980-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Dangerous Games |
Marta Randall |
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oppressed worker class (1), corrupt government (1), romance (1), strong female characters (1), interstellar travel (1), xenophobia (1), bioengineered humans (1), corporate crime (1), political intrigue (1), spaceship repair (1)
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| 1980-08-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
Homeworld |
Harry Harrison |
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disillusionment (1), politics (1), romance (1), espionage (1), insurrection (1), Britain (1), Israel (1), international system (1), class society (1), post-petroleum (1), Earth (1), 25th century (1)
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| 1979-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Morrien's Bitch |
Janet Fox |
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female protagonist (1), fantasy (1), Warfare (1), subterranean (1), vengeance (1), romance (1), swords, no sorcery (1)
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| 1975-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Black Hole Passes |
John Varley |
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alien data transmission (1), rescue (1), romance (1), black hole (1), travel outside the solar system (1), science fiction (1)
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| 1975-01-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Warriors of Dawn |
M. A. Foster |
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science fiction (1), barbarian horde (1), interstellar travel (1), genetic engineering (1), aliens (1), romance (1), interstellar war (1), faster than light travel (1), preternatural abilities (1), unusual family structure (1), engineered humans (1)
|
| 1972-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Kiss of Fire |
Harlan Ellison |
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|
far future (1), aliens (1), vengeance (1), rejuvenation (1), loneliness (1), weariness (1), spectacle (1), romance (1)
|
| 1967-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Latter-Day Daniel |
Betsy Curtis |
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near future (1), only Earth (1), only humans (1), zoo (1), lion (1), animal protection (1), thrill show (1), thwarting theft (1), romance (1)
|
| 1965-11-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Peacock King |
Larry McCombs and Ted White |
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Buddhism (1), hyperspace (1), psychedelics (1), romance (1), near future (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1964-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Flowered Thundermug |
Alfred Bester |
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satire (1), only humans (1), 25th century (1), antiquities (1), burglary (1), forward time travel (1), romance (1), only Earth (1), hollywood (1)
|
| 1963-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
They Don't Make Life Like They Used to |
Alfred Bester |
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New York City (1), romance (1), aliens on Earth (1), only Earth (1), postapocalyptic (1), last people on earth (1), post apocalypse (1), science fiction (1)
|
| 1961-06-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Alpha Ralpha Boulevard |
Cordwainer Smith |
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science fiction (1), roads (1), birds (1), quest (1), economics (1), reform (1), love (1), robots (1), uplift (1), architecture (1), computers (1), telepathy (1), Merril07 (1), dystopia (1), human-animal hybrids (1), world government (1), Miami (1), Florida (1), Earth (1), romance (1), stylized (1), prognostication (1), far future (1)
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| 1961-03-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
What Is This Thing Called Love? |
Isaac Asimov |
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Merril07 (1), humor (1), captured by aliens (1), reproduction (1), romance (1), contemporary (1), alien point of view (1), evolution (1), science fiction (1), sexual dimorphism (1), human experiment (1)
|
| 1959-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
A Medicine for Melancholy |
Ray Bradbury |
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romance (1), crowdsourcing (1), 18th century (1), illness (1), fantasy (1), london (1)
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| 1959-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
A Pride of Carrots |
Robert Nathan |
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fantasy (1), satire (1), interplanetary travel (1), two act play (1), intelligent vegetables (1), venus (1), first contact (1), romance (1), humor (1)
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| 1959-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Pi Man |
Alfred Bester |
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Merril05 (1), contemporary (1), only humans (1), OCD (1), romance (1), cosmic balance (1), first person point of view (1), science fiction (1), New York City (1)
|
| 1953-01-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
I Can't Wear White |
Suzanne Pickett |
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fantasy (1), contemporary (1), phantom hitchhiker (1), romance (1), father (1), first person point of view (1), female protagonist (1)
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| 1951-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Stars, Like Dust |
Isaac Asimov |
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science fiction (3), romance (2), space opera (2), Horsehead Nebula (1), pulp SF (1), galactic empires (1), far future (1), politics (1), cloak & dagger (1), hyperspace (1), ansible (1), Earth (1), hyperspace travel (1), feudal society (1), rebellion (1), interstellar travel (1), cloak and dagger (1), only humans (1), galactic empire (1)
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| 1950-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Ship Sails at Midnight |
Fritz Leiber |
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SF (1), social commentary (1), romance (1), alien contact (1), contemporary (1)
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| 1947-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Kiki |
Forrest J. Ackerman |
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lesbian (1), butch (1), femme (1), female protagonist (1), fate (1), Destiny (1), suicide (1), romance (1), luck (1)
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| 1946-05-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Placet Is a Crazy Place |
Fredric Brown |
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science fiction (1), humorous (1), word play (1), simplicity (1), dense matter (1), altered laws of physics (1), hallucinations (1), interstellar travel (1), first person point of view (1), twist ending (1), romance (1), double star system (1), antimatter (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
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| 1946-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Vintage Season |
Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore |
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contemporary (1), time travel (1), romance (1), only humans (1), USA (1), meteor strike (1), disaster tourism (1), art (1), epidemic (1), fashion (1), meteor impact (1), science fiction (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
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| 1935-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Nymph of Darkness |
Forrest J. Ackerman and C. L. Moore |
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human (1), venus (1), Venusians (1), demigods (1), cult (1), supernatural powers (1), invisibility (1), romance (1)
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| 1935-07-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Far Way |
David R. Daniels |
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time jumps (1), mars (1), time stops (1), planetary crystal sphere (1), time stop (1), romance (1), sixth dimension (1)
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| 1840-09-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
French |
Le pied de momie |
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mummies (1), fantasy (1), dreams (1), first person point of view (1), Paris (1), 1800s (1), romance (1)
|
| 1794-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Mysteries of Udolpho |
Ann Radcliffe |
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Librivox (1), Google Books (1), gothic romance (1), family (1), 18th century (1), France (1), italy (1), castles (1), romance (1), female protagonist (1), morality (1), polite society, (1), 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1)
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