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Upon release, C was generally well-received. On The Omnivore, in an aggregation of British press reviews, the book received a score of 2.5 out of 5. [4] The book received a 61% from The Lit Review based on 8 critic reviews and the consensus of the reviews being, "The reviews are incredibly mixed for McCarthy’s C; but the Man Booker Selection Committee seems to like it, so it just might be ...
The police and mayor publicly blame Smithback's article for triggering a copycat murderer, endangering Dr. Kelly's position at the museum and causing her to angrily break off plans to move in together. Pendergast tells Dr. Kelly and O'Shaugnessy that he believes that the original killer may be the perpetrator of the current-day killings as well ...
Genre fiction, also known as formula fiction [1] or popular fiction, is a term used in the book-trade for fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre.
A continuation novel is a sequel novel with continuity in the style of an established series, produced by a new author after the original author's death. [ 1 ] Continuation novels may be official, produced with the permission of the late author's literary executors , or unofficial where the original author's works are now out of copyright .
The formula is limited to structure of the plot itself. It does not include conventional, stereotypical elements of the genre used for the story background. Genres like high fantasy, westerns, and space opera (an adventure story in a science fiction setting) often have specific settings, such as a pseudo-Medieval European setting, the Old West, or outer space.
Outbreak is a 1987 medical thriller novel written by Robin Cook. [1] It follows Dr. Melissa Blumenthal, an epidemiologist who was researching an Ebola virus outbreak in the United States. As she investigated the origin and spread of the virus, she uncovers that all is not what it seems to be. [ 2 ]
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Ann Carol Crispin (April 5, 1950 – September 6, 2013) was an American science fiction writer and the author of 23 published novels. She wrote several Star Trek and Star Wars novelizations; she also created an original science fiction series called StarBridge.