We live our lives burdened with responsibilities, and expectations of how we should act. Those expectations are placed on us by society, by family, and even by ourselves. However, fiction allows us a

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When we say the word novel, most of us think of a book written in prose, split into chapters and possibly parts. But every now and again, we come across novels that defy our expectations. Pratchett

A few decades ago, if you said the word Gothic haunted house novel, the phrase would very definitely have brought to mind something with a rambling Victorian mansion, tortured heroines, mad women in

A short story isnt just a novel in miniature form. It isnt even a shortened novella. It is a creature of its own devising. Theres only time for a snapshot of reality, and in the space of a few thou

The literature of our past is littered with casual gender biases. You describe someone as a witch and the natural assumption is that they are female. But according to Diane Purkiss, while mostly wom

In space, no one can hear you scream. Its an iconic tagline that can be applied to so many modern stories about space travel and exploration (except, perhaps, our beloved Star Trek). Obviously, spa

Religion has been part of our society for centuries. Is it any wonder then that it can make up a large part of our fiction from CS Lewiss allegorical Chronicles of Narnia series to Anna Smith Spark