| 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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| 2009-09-03 |
NOVEL |
English |
Transition |
Iain M. Banks |
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time travel (1), science fiction (1), intrigue (1), paranormal talents (1), torture (1), murder (1), parallel earths (1), Multiple First person point of view (1), cabal (1), secret plots (1), strong female characters (1), betrayal (1), mind transfer (1), psychic drug (1)
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| 2000-01-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Steam Man of the Prairie and the Dark Rider Get Down: A Dime Novel |
Joe R. Lansdale |
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steampunk (1), parallel universes (1), American West (1), vampires (1), Morlocks (1), torture (1)
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| 1999-11-22 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
In the Deathroom |
Stephen King |
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banana republic (1), torture (1), contemporary (1), electric shock (1)
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| 1996-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
There Is a Violence |
Sally McBride |
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first person point of view (1), alien artifacts (1), archaeology (1), female protagonist (1), family (1), alien psychology (1), torture (1), repatriation (1), collector (1)
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| 1980-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
Far Removed from the Scene of the Crime |
Simon Hawke |
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fantasy (1), torture (1), apartheid (1), South Africa (1), SWAPO (1), Namibia (1), Robben Island (1), alternate reality (1), ironic justice (1)
|
| 1961-10-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
A Planet Named Shayol |
Cordwainer Smith |
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human-animal hybrids (1), penal system (1), addiction (1), euphoriant (1), torture (1), corruption (1), alien microbes (1), galactic empire (1), prison planet (1), longevity (1), Pain (1), far future (1), science fiction (1), drugs (1), hospital (1), into-radio (1)
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| 1956-00-00 |
NOVEL |
English |
The Stars My Destination |
Alfred Bester |
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bodily augmentation (1), Aldebaran (1), synesthesia (1), shipwreck (1), caves (1), torture (1), love (1), tattoos (1), corporate fiefdoms (1), telepathy (1), science fiction (1), interplanetary war (1), prison (1), only humans (1), space opera (1), SF: The 100 Best Novels 1949-1984 (1), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (1), vengeance (1), teleportation (1)
|
| 1928-04-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Chain |
H. Warner Munn |
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adultery (1), horror (1), revenge (1), torture (1), chain (1), oubliette (1), gothic (1), crumbling castle (1)
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| 1928-08-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Justice of the Czar |
George Fielding Eliot |
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torture (1), russia (1), Czar's family (1), retribution (1), twist ending (1), executioner (1)
|
| 1927-12-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Witch-Baiter |
Anthony M. Rud |
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Spanish Netherlands (1), Inquisition (1), judge (1), witchcraft accusations (1), torture (1), executions (1), irony (1), revenge (1), justice (1), twist ending (1)
|
| 1890-07-12 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
The Mark of the Beast |
Rudyard Kipling |
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Librivox (1), fantasy (1), werewolves (1), vampires (1), first person point of view (1), india (1), the British Raj (1), Hanuman (1), leper (1), offending a god (1), torture (1), curse (1), New Year's Eve (1), corruption of soul (1), horror (1), tibet (1)
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| 1889-03-11 |
SHORTFICTION |
English |
His Unconquerable Enemy |
W. C. Morrow |
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punishment (1), torture (1), revenge (1), king (1), india (1), first person point of view (1)
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| 1883-00-00 |
SHORTFICTION |
French |
La torture par l'espérance |
Villiers de l'Isle-Adam |
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Suspense (1), torture (1), fantasy (1), horror (1), realism (1), Spanish Inquisition (1)
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