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Genreflecting
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Genreflecting Advisory Series
Diana Tixier Herald, Series Editor
Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction, 5th edition.
By Diana Tixier Herald.
Teen Genreflecting.
By Diana Tixier Herald.
Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre.
By Kristin Ramsdell.
Fluent in Fantasy: A Guide to Reading Interests.
By Diana Tixier Herald.
Now Read This: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 19781998.
By Nancy Pearl. With assistance from Martha Knappe and Chris Higashi.
Hooked on Horror: A Guide to Reading Interests in Horror Fiction.
By Anthony J. Fonseca and June Michele Pulliam.
Junior Genreflecting: A Guide to Good Reads and Series Fiction for Children.
By Bridget Dealy Volz, Cheryl Perkins Scheer, and Lynda Blackburn Welborn.
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Genreflecting
A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction
Fifth Edition
Diana Tixier Herald
Page iv To Rick for everything Copyright 2000 1995 1991 1986 1982 - photo 2
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To Rick for everything.
Copyright 2000, 1995, 1991, 1986, 1982 Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Herald, Diana Tixier.
Genreflecting: a guide to reading interests in genre fiction/Diana Tixier Herald.5th ed.
p. cm.(Genreflecting advisory series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56308-638-7
1. American fictionStories, plots, etc. 2. Popular literatureStories, plots, etc. 3.
English fictionStories, plots, etc. 4. Fiction genresBibliography. 5.
FictionBibliography. 6. Reading interests. I. Title. II. Series.
PS374.P63 H47 2000
016.813009dc21
99-089778
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Contents
Acknowledgments
xi
Preface to the Fifth Edition
xiii
Introduction
xv
Chapter 1Historical
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Advising the Reader
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Why This Chapter?
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Themes and Types
3
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Prehistoric Epics, Ancient Civilizations, and Precontact Native Americans
3
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Asia, Africa, and the Antipodes
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Europe
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The Americas
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Sagas
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Epics
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Topics
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Classics of Historical Fiction
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Bibliographies and Encyclopedias
24
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Writers' Manuals
25
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