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Fantasy
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Fiction characterized by highly fanciful or supernatural elements, such as fairy tales or "what if" scenarios" -- includes general, dark, romantic, and serial fantasy novels.
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Horror
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Fantasy with a dark color, such as vampire stories; other horror; tales of dark passions, dark forces, and dark magic; and Gothics.
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Historical
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Fiction based on historical events but not entirely based on established fact.
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Mystery
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Fiction dealing with a puzzling crime.
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Science Fiction
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Fiction in which science or technology play a key part.
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Romance
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Fiction in which love between the characters is the main focus, including fantasy, regency, vampire, historical, and time travel.
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Comedy
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General humor, dark humor, and just plain funny.
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Erotica
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Romance which is more explicitly sexual.
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Comics/Graphics
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Fiction rendered in graphic format such as graphic novels, exemplary comic books, and premium illustration works.
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Adventure
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Fiction in which danger or risk are key elements.
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Satire
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A work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit; can be political, allegorical, or cultural.
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Melodrama
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Fiction characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts.
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Psychological
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Fiction that reads like a psychological study.
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Thriller/Suspense
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A sensational or suspenseful book frequently involving spies, intrigue, and world domination.
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Political
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Fiction of a political nature.
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Social Commentary
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Fiction whose main purpose is to make social commentary.
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Mainstream Fiction
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Fiction that cannot be otherwise categorized.
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