Portal fantasy, also known as portal-quest fantasy, gateway fantasy, or crossworld fantasy, is a storytelling tool used in speculative fiction, especially in fantasy and science fiction stories. It involves characters traveling from their world into a separate, self-contained fantasy world through a portal. These stories often follow a journey where characters explore and learn about this new world.
This is a list of science fiction novels, book series, and collections of connected short stories. It includes both modern books and older books written before the term “science fiction” was widely used. Some books are not labeled as science fiction but are still seen as science fiction by some critics, such as Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Planetary romance, also called sword and planet or planetary adventure, is a type of science fiction or science fantasy story. These stories mainly take place on one alien world that is very different from Earth. These worlds often have simple technology and unique physical features and cultures.
The Cold War influenced culture through music, movies, books, television, and other forms of media, as well as sports, social ideas, and daily actions. Important parts of the Cold War included the fear of communism spreading, the risk of nuclear war, and secret spying linked to these issues. Many stories and creative works use the Cold War as a setting or show a made-up conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies.
The Bronze Horseman is a story based on real events, written by Paullina Simons. It is the first book in a series of three books called the Bronze Horseman Trilogy. The story starts on June 22, 1941, the day Germany attacked the Soviet Union during World War II, known as Operation Barbarossa.
Books and writings about World War I usually include poems, novels, and plays. Diaries, letters, and personal stories are also part of this group. Although the list of important works is sometimes questioned, the texts most often taught in schools and colleges include poems by Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen.
Set in London during the 1920s, the book focuses on the famous nightclubs in London owned by Nellie Coker (inspired by Kate Meyrick, a real-life nightclub owner in the 1920s) and her son Niven, who has returned to London after fighting in the Somme during World War I. Police inspector Frobisher closely monitors their activities. Gwendolen Kelling, a librarian and former nurse who worked in the military, is asked by an old friend to find her missing teenage daughters in London.
Dollar princesses, also called dollar duchesses, were rich American women in the late 1800s and early 1900s who married into European families with titles. They gave their money to gain respect and social status. These women were often the daughters of wealthy business people whose families wanted to improve their social status.
Victorian literature refers to English writing during the time Queen Victoria was queen (1837–1901). During the Victorian era, the novel became the most popular type of writing in English. Books from this time show major changes in many parts of English life, including scientific discoveries, economic growth, technological progress, changes in social classes, and the role of religion.
The Black Moth (1921) is a romance novel from the Georgian era written by British author Georgette Heyer. The story is set around the year 1751. The Black Moth was Heyer’s first novel, published when she was nineteen years old.