Genre and Tags
Genres
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- 31 Action Fiction - emphasis on action sequences, typically jumping from one thing to next
- 799 Adventure - Adventure stories typically have a journey of discovery and exploration
- 15 Nautical - action adventure with a sea-based setting. Examples: Treasure Island, Pirates of the Caribbean
- 5 Spy - lighter-hearted spy - Sort of a Alex Rider and some of the earlier James Bond movies
- 5 Spy-Fi - Spy with Sci-Fi mixed in. This is usually a more technologically advanced situation that most people's every day life. Think Enemy of the State, James Bond Moonraker, Jason Bourne
- 13 Super Hero - Emphasis on action sequences, but with a sci-fi or fantasy element and often capes and costumes. (Unless you listen to Edna Node of The Incredibles (No capes!))
- 2 Swashbuckler - Emphasis on action sequences, but usually with a sword in hand. Tends to cross over with historical nautical action adventures. Examples: Zorro and Pirates of the Caribbean.
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- 597 Comedy Modern - Funny and less serious stories set in modern times
- 4 Comic Fantasy - Unserious stories set in a fantasy world. Example: Terry Pratchet's Color of Magic
- 1 Comic Sci-Fi - Unserious stories set in a sci-fi world. Example: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
- 2 Comic Horror - Strong unserious element offsetting horror. Example: Scream, Cabin in the Woods, The Lost Boys
- 2 Tall Tale - humorous story with blatant exaggerations such as heroes that do the impossible with nonchalance - Example: Jack and the Bean Stalk, The Princess Bride
- 0 Surreal Comedy - Using illogic and absurdity for humorous effect - Example: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Independence Day
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- 9 Alternate History - Story takes place in alternate version of history, such as what if the Nazi's won "The Man in the High Castle" by Phillip Dick. Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
- 6 Anthropomorphic Fantasy - Animals take on human qualities - The Narnian Chronicles, most animated movies
- 1 Arcanepunk - Magic and Science existing side-by-side - The games Torchlight, League of Legends, and Fables 2 & 3 all have Arcanepunk elements
- 0 Arthurian - stories tied to fantastic elements side of King Arthur, Merlin. Ex: The Crystal Cave, The Once and Future King, Merlin
- 0 Assassin - sub-genre of fantasy tied to assassin's and eliminating political enemies in generally a non-modern world. Ex Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Apprentice
- 1 Crossworlds/Portals - characters from the real world find their way into another, magical world, through a portal of some kind and often find themselves involved in a struggle to save this world or characters within it. Classic example would be ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’. and Alice in Wonderland
- 18 Dragon Fantasy - Stories centered around dragons - ex: Joust, Dragon Riders of Pern
- 12 Fairy Tales - Typically short stories of folklore and legends featuring fantasy creatures. Often tales of allegory.
- 0 Flintlock - fantasy settings with first gen guns. example - Fable III, Greedfall, Mistborn
- 3 Gaslamp - Generally speaking, this particular realm of fantasy employs either a Victorian or Edwardian setting. Same timeframe as Steampunk, but with a focus on fantasy elements. Ex: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Van Helsing
- 884 General Fantasy - Has fantastic story elements and story has not yet been updated with a more specific sub-genre.
- 2 Grimdark - Grimdark is a subgenre of speculative fiction with a tone, style, or setting that is particularly dystopian, amoral, or violent. Also referred to as "anti-Tolkein" where might makes right. Ex: A Song of Ice and Fire
- 10 High/Epic Fantasy - takes place in a fictional fantasy world. The future of this world is in the hands of a hero or group of heroes who must undertake quests and battle evil. A classic example of this genre would be 'Lord of the Rings'.
- 6 Historical Fantasy - usually set in a historically accurate period of this world, but where magical creatures or supernatural forces exist. Examples: Clash of the Titans, Pirates of the Caribbean series
- 0 Lost World - Usually a story where the prehistoric still thrives. Such as King Kong or Journey to the Center of the Earth.
- 37 Low Fantasy - takes place in a real world setting with magical elements. Though elements such as werewolves, vampires, and ghosts have their own sub-genres in Paranormal. Examples: Harry Potter
- 6 Medieval Fantasy - set in a medieval society on Earth with knights, Kings and Queens, epic quests and legendary characters such as King Arthur. May also include wizards and magic.
- 10 Mythic Fantasy - New spins on old stories - Think Percy Jackson and the Olympians or American Gods
- 6 Science Fantasy - set after the decline and fall of a technological society, either on Earth or other planets. Often dystopian. May include aliens or remnants of technology the characters perceive as magical.
- 2 Sword and Planet - Fantasy-like swashbuckling set in Sci-fi worlds. ex Treasure Planet
- 1 Sword and Sandal - Bronze Age Fantasy worlds that typically have Greek or Roman empire themes. Examples: 300, Clash of the Titans, Gladiator (if it had fantasy creatures or magic)
- 37 Urban Fantasy - real world and fantasy world collide. Typically full range of magical, vs specific creatures like Werewolves, Vampires, and Ghosts, which are part of the Paranormal genres - Examples of Urban Fantasy: Artemis Fowl, Percy Jackson, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- 1 Wuxia - Martial arts focused fantasy, often taking place in alternate history China.
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- 221 Coming of Age - Stories about growing up
- 2,405 Drama - Stories with serious tone
- 7 Experimental - Stories that explore new directions and don't fit into an existing genre or several genres.
- 221 Prompt - Flash fiction and short fiction started from a story prompt
- 18 Rich Boy - A very common early gay fiction trope of gay boy from a rich family does his thing. Common conflict is the lose everything because you're gay. Opposite trope of , can do it because you are rich.
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- 6 Alternate - Nazi's win WWII, Napoleon win's the Battle of Waterloo, Roman Empire never fell without fantasy/speculative fiction items (other than alternate history). The Man in the High Castle
- 3 Ancient Greco-Roman - In reference to ancient Greek and Roman times. Cultural, political, societal. Ideas, original Olympic games, orgies, Creaser's, senators.
- 6 Ancient Orient - Near East, Ottoman Empire, Middle East, Mesopotamia. Early, middle, late Bronze Age, Iron Age.
- 13 Cold War - Stories set in the height of the cold war from 1950-1990. Early Tom Clancy novels
- 9 Industrial Revolution - Conversion to modern inventions and processes. Not limited to railroad, cotton gin, electricity.
- 1 Medieval - Medieval Drama, love, poetry, romance. Think Game of Thrones
- 155 Non-Contemporary - Stories set in previous times
- 3 Western - North American settlement. Non European Culture, economics. Cowboys. North American settlement, ingenuity, way of life.
- 4 World Wars - Stories set in the time frame of WWI and WWII and in between about 1914-1945
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- 0 Gothic - (aka gothic romanticism; and dark romanticism): fiction mixing themes of horror, romance, and death
- 291 Horror - Modern - General Horror stories set in modern times
- 3 Monster - a genre of literature that combines good and evil and intends to evoke a sensation of horror and terror in its readers by presenting the evil side in the form of a monster. Ex Dracula, Frankenstein
- 6 Psychological - a particular focus on mental, emotional, and psychological states to frighten, disturb, or unsettle its audience. Ex: Hannibal Lector novels
- 1 Splatterpunk - distinguished by its graphic, often gory, depiction of violence, counter cultural alignment, ex: Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Purge
- 0 Weird Science - Weird fiction either eschews or radically reinterprets ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and other traditional antagonists of supernatural horror fiction. Ex: Stories by H.P. Lovecroft
- 0 Zombie - civilization collapses due to overwhelming swarms of zombies. Typically only a few individuals or small bands of survivors are left living. Ex: The Walking Dead, World War Z
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- 1 Caper - Light-hearted mystery that is easy to read, witty and not too intense. Can also be more comic in nature. Examples: Clue, Scooby Doo, Hardy Boys, or Janet Evanovitch books
- 4 Cozy Mystery - also referred to as "cozies", are a sub-genre of crime fiction in which sex and violence occur off stage, the detective is an amateur sleuth, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community. This is also a sub-genre with strong tropes that define it
- 3 Detective - stories where the protagonist is a sleuth of some sort, ranging from nosy neighbor to retired detective that is puzzling out the details of why a crime was committed and who did it. More intense than a cozy, more serious than a caper, but not as hard core has hard boiled/noir. Example: Agatha Christie books
- 3 Historical Mystery - The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a sub-genre of two genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. Raiders of the Lost Ark
- 265 Light Mystery - Contains light mystery elements such as crimes to solve, but solving a crime is not the focus of the story.
- 1 Noir/Hard-Boiled - (Strong Trope Alert) in noir the protagonist isn't a detective, but a victim, a suspect, and/or a perpetrator of crime. Hard-Boiled is a literary genre that shares some of its characters and settings with crime fiction (especially detective fiction and noir fiction). The genre's typical protagonist is a detective who battles the violence of organized crime that flourished during Prohibition (1920–1933) and its aftermath, while dealing with a legal system that has become as corrupt as the organized crime itself. Detectives of hardboiled fiction are often antiheroes. Notable hardboiled detectives include Philip Marlowe, Mike Hammer, Sam Spade, Lew Archer, Slam Bradley, and The Continental Op.
- 0 Police Procedural - is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on either a private detective, an amateur investigator or the characters who are the targets of investigation
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- 10 Autobiography - is a self-written account of one's life. Takes stock of the autobiographer's life from the moment of composition. While biographers generally rely on a wide variety of documents and viewpoints, autobiography may be based entirely on the writer's memory.
- 1 Biography - is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of their life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.
- 157 Creative Non-Fic - writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives. Creative nonfiction contrasts with other nonfiction, such as academic or technical writing or journalism, which is also rooted in accurate fact but is not written to entertain based on prose style. Many writers view creative nonfiction as overlapping with the essay.
- 3 Letter - letter is a written message conveyed from one person (or group of people) to another through a medium. [1] The term usually excludes written material intended to be read in its original form by large numbers of people, such as newspapers and placards, although even these may include material in the form of an "open letter".
- 45 Reference - books in the reference nonfiction genre contain relevant information on a subject and where you can go to learn more about that subject. The books in this genre can be about anything people might need to know about. They can be marketing guides for writers or lists of travel destinations in a country or area – anything where one can list information in an easy to use way to help people find the information on a topic.
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- 18 Paranormal Mystery - Mystery story with paranormal elements such as ghosts, vampires, werewolves or magic. Ex: Ghost
- 181 Romantic Paranormal - is a paranormal story with romantic elements. If you have a story that is primarily a romance, but with paranormal elements, use Romance -> Paranormal Romance.
- 19 Shifters - Stories that feature multiple types or types other that werewolves of humans capable of assuming animal aspects or full changing into animals
- 54 Vampires - Stories that focus on Vampires - Example: Twilight
- 21 Werewolves - Stories focusing on werewolves specifically. Teen Wolf
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- 441 Free-Verse - poetry that follows natural speech patterns, but does not rhyme or follow a regular meter
- 40 Haiku - a short poem of three lines with five, seven, and five syllables respectively. While there are several schools of Haiku writing, the most faithful to the original will use some aspect of the natural world as its subject, and will not contain any personal references to the writer/observer.
- 16 Limerick - a poem that is typically humorous and bawdy, written in five-line, predominantly anapestic trimeter with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA, in which the first, second and fifth lines rhyme, while the third and fourth lines are shorter and share a different rhyme.
- 6 Sonnet - a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, typically containing ten syllables per line, traditionally using iambic pentameter. A sonnet must contain a turning point (or, volta), in which the thread of the theme changes direction. There are three main sorts of sonnet: Italian (or, Petrarchan), Shakesperean, and Spenserian; each of these has a different rhyme scheme. The Italian rhymes ABBAABBA CDCDCD or ABBAABBA CDECDE; the Shakespearean uses ABAB CDCD EFEF GG; the Spenserian ABAB BCBC CDCD EE.
- 5 Lyric - a poem that expresses personal feelings or emotions, typically written in first person. There are several general groupings of lyric poetry, including elegies, odes and sonnets.
- 1 Ballad - a poem that tells a story and was traditionally set to music. Usually follows a form of rhymed (abcb) quatrains alternating four-stress and three-stress lines.
- 1 Cinquain - a short poem consisting of five, usually unrhymed lines containing, respectively, two, four, six, eight, and two syllables. Cinquains may be paired and manipulated to create longer forms. For example, the mirror cinquain has lines of syllables 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 2, 8, 6, 4, 2. Cinquains are often used in teaching schoolchildren early forms of poetry.
- 5 Rhyming - a poem containing two or more words that repeat the same or similar sounds in the final syllable, usually placed at the end of lines placed so they echo each other
- 1 Epic Poetry - a lengthy narrative poem, typically set in the far past, involving heroic and extraordinary adventures and dealings of people with gods or other superhuman forces.
- 4 Blank Verse - a poem with regular metrical but unrhymed lines, almost always in iambic pentameter.
- 19 Mixed Forms - a mixture of two or more forms of poetry
- 11 Translation - a poem translated from another language
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- 175 Contemporary Romance - Romantic story set in modern times
- 2,271 General Romance - Stories that focus on relationship
- 26 Historical Romance - Romantic story set in the past
- 14 Paranormal Romance - Romantic story with strong paranormal elements (such as shifters, werewolves or Vampires)
- 1 Regency Romance - Regency romances are a subgenre of romance novels set during the period of the British Regency (1811–1820) or early 19th century. Regencies usually feature a great deal of intelligent, fast-paced dialogue between the protagonists and very little explicit sex or discussion of sex
- 33 Romantic Fantasy - Romance story with fantasy elements
- 12 Romantic Sci-Fi - Romance story with sci-fi elements
- 3 Romantic Western - Romance story set in the Wild West
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- 8 Apocalyptic and Post-apocalyptic - concerned with the end of civilization, either through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civilization after such a disaster. Example: 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, I am Legend
- 6 Cyberpunk/Tech Noir - is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting that tends to focus on a combination of lowlife and high tech. Ex Cyperpunk 2077, Bladerunner, A.I. Robocop (original)
- 4 Dystopian - Stories set in a police state or dictatorship. Example: 1984, Clockwork Orange, Australia in 2021, Bladerunner
- 7 Hard Science Fiction - "Hard Science" Fiction. Stories whose scientific elements are reasonably detailed, well-researched and considered to be relatively plausible given current knowledge and technology. This genre has a very, very strong aversion to anything fantasy or anything that can't be explained directly with ties to known science. Example: Jurassic Park, The Martian
- 7 Libertarian Sci-Fi - is a subgenre of science fiction that focuses individualism and private ownership of the means of production. Ex: Atlas Shrugs, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
- 7 Military Sci-Fi - in essence, the addition of science fiction elements into a military fiction story. These stories are told from the point of view of the military, or a main character who is a soldier in the military. It usually includes technology far superior to that of current day, but not necessarily implausible. (Note that some military science fiction stories fit at least somewhat into the "hard science fiction" subgenre as well.) ex - Battlestar Galactica
- 8 Science Fantasy - is a mixed genre within speculative fiction that simultaneously draws upon or combines tropes and elements from both science fiction and fantasy. Ex: 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Star Trek, Star Wars
- 404 Soft Sci-Fi - stories in which the science involved is not detailed, typically dealing more with cultural, social, and political interactions often set in near future.
- 13 Space Opera - Space opera emphasizes science fictional space warfare often with risk-taking space adventures and chivalric romance. Set mainly in outer space, it features technological faster-than-light travel, weapons, and sophisticated technology, on a backdrop of galactic empires and interstellar wars with aliens, sometimes even Far, Far Away. Ex: Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactaca, Babylon 5.
- 2 Space Western - Sci-fi story with western elements Example: Firefly
- 3 Steampunk - Sci-Fi Historical usually set in Victorian age or 19th century American West and based around steam technology. Ex: Wild Wild West, Timekeepers
- 0 Utopian - the Idealized "perfect" human society. Example: Star Trek, 3001: The Final Odyssey
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- 0 Environmental Thriller - thrillers tied to environmental events that are typically threatening the world. Ex: The Day After Tomorrow, Geostorm
- 2 Espionage - The spy thriller is a genre of literature that centers around a storyline with secret agents and espionage. Part action-adventure and part thriller, spy stories often follow a government agent racing against the clock to thwart a big attack or uncover an enemy's plans in order to save lives—sometimes even the world. Common tropes - agent driven of some agency or another, a feeling of big brother watching, time limits, and possibly deadly love interests.
- 2 Historical Thriller - thrillers where the action and intrigue take place in an earlier time period.
- 0 Legal Thriller - is a type of crime fiction genre that focuses on the preceding of the investigation, with particular reference to the impacts on courtroom proceedings and the lives of characters. Ex: Runaway Jury
- 0 Medical Thriller - a sub-genre of mystery novels, and they have mysteries that center around medical procedures, diseases, injuries, and medical facilities.
- 5 Military Thriller - often shares elements with techno thriller, but with a plot that is more focused on military objectives or technologies. Main characters are typically military personnel, and the narrative is often global in scope. Many things Tom Clancy
- 6 Political Thriller - is a thriller that is set against the backdrop of a political power struggle. They usually involve various extra-legal plots, designed to give political power to someone, while their opponents try to stop them. They can involve national or international political scenarios. Anything Tom Clancy
- 7 Psychological Thriller - emphasizes the psychological condition of the hero that presents obstacles to his objective, rather than the action. Some psychological thrillers are also about complicated stories that try to deliberately confuse the audience, often by showing them only the same confusing or seemingly nonsensical information that the hero gains
- 9 Supernatural Thriller - Thriller using paranormal as the driving fear. Ex: Poltergeist, Amityville Horror.
- 507 Suspense - Stories that provide a bit of mystery action, that doesn't amp it up to 11 as a thriller
- 6 Techno Thriller - story whose theme is usually technology, or the danger behind the technology people use, including the threat of cyber terrorism such as State of Fear.
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- 1 Weird West - Fantasy in a Western. (Cowboys and Centaurs)
- 2 Western Historical - Classic Old West story. This is an 'old west' story with focus on 'old west' tropes, versus the Historical Western, which is focused on more historical accuracy while being set in the West.
- 37 Western Modern - Present day story set in the western USA
- 7 Western Romance - Western with Romantic elements vs the Romantic Western that is a romance story with a western setting.
- 0 Western Sci-Fi - Western with sci-fi elements - think Cowboys & Aliens or Wild Wild West
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- 4 Fantasy World Building - Miscellaneous elements of non-Earth fantasy world that is about the world or things in the world. This genre should not be used on a story located in the Fiction category. It is meant for fragments and miscellaneous extra material located in the World Building category.
- 2 Science Fiction World Building - Miscellaneous elements of usually future world that is about the world or things in the world. This genre should not be used on a story located in the Fiction category. It is meant for fragments and miscellaneous extra material located in the World Building category.
- 5 Paranormal World Building - Miscellaneous elements of Earth, related to how the paranormal functions in your fictional world. This genre should not be used on a story located in the Fiction category. It is meant for fragments and miscellaneous extra material located in the World Building category.
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Age
- child 146
- mature adult 1,138
- senior 129
- teen 1,563
- young adult 1,677
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Paranormal
- aliens 147
- psionics 72
- sorcery 69
- vampire 185
- were-creatures 209
- witchcraft 62
- with wings 42
- wizards 45
- zombie 37
- angels 86
- demons 148
- ghosts 119
- immortal 13
- mages 63
- magic 394
- mind control 46
- mutants 23
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Relationship
- adult 866
- interracial 44
- lesbian 43
- menage 42
- pansexual 2
- roommates 71
- transgender 42
- under 18 423
- asexual 2
- bisexual 209
- brothers 97
- friendship 663
- gay 2,397
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Time Frame
- 20th century 298
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Tone
- dark 432
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