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Fiction
Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real. More specifically, fiction is an imaginative form of narrative, one of the four basic rhetorical modes. Although the word fiction is derived from the Latin fingo, fingere, finxi, fictum, "to form, create", works of fiction need not be entirely imaginary and may include real people, places, and events. Fiction may be either written or oral. Although not all fiction is necessarily artistic, fiction is largely perceived as a form of art or entertainment. The ability to create fiction and other artistic works is considered to be a fundamental a
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The Light Between Oceans
by M.L. Stedman (Goodreads Author)
by M.L. Stedman (Goodreads Author)
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date: Aug 23, 2016
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Happy Bubble
by Two Astronauts
by Two Astronauts
Release
date: Feb 15, 2017
Win a 1st edition autographed copy of this heart-warming picture book by Two Astronauts. (Numbered and signed by author) - Special Edition 52 Page - P
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Impersonations: A Story of the Praxis
by Walter Jon Williams (Goodreads Author)
by Walter Jon Williams (Goodreads Author)
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date: Oct 04, 2017
"Interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams." — George R. R. Martin
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Peter Swanson
Author of The Kind Worth Killing
Peter Swanson is the author of three novels: The Girl With a Clock For a Heart, an LA Times Book Award finalist; The Kind Worth Killing, winner of the New England Society Book Award, and finalist for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger; and his most recent, Her Every Fear. His books have been translated into 30 languages, and his stories, poetry, and features have appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, The Atlantic Monthly, Measure, The Guardian, The Strand Magazine, and Yankee Magazine.
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