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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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Kalila and Dimna #1 - The Panchatantra Retold (Kalila and Dimna #1)
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Nobel Winner Doris Lessing
Once upon a time a heedless and powerful young king named Dabschelim ruled over India. One ...more
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Nobel Winner Doris Lessing
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Love and Other Consolation Prizes
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Enter to win 1 of 24 trade paperback copies of Jamie Ford's bestselling novel LOVE AND OTHER CONSOLATION PRIZES.
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“Told in Lauren Groff's incredible style...each story is expertly crafted to reveal deep truths about our own lives. FLORIDA is a treat to be savored.
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Steven Barnes
Author of The Cestus Deception
Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952, Los Angeles, California) is an African American science fiction writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician. He has written several episodes of The Outer Limits and Baywatch, as well as the Stargate SG-1 episode "Brief Candle" and the Andromeda episode "The Sum of its Parts". Barnes' first published piece of fiction, the novelette The Locusts (1979), written with Larry Niven, and was a Hugo Award nominee.
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― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
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