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Monster Hunter Nemesis

Larry Correia2014

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  • Soldier On

    Shawn Chesser

    A former Delta Force operator navigates a zombie outbreak to find his family. He uses military tactics to survive encounters with the undead.

    Same propulsive register

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Denser prose

propulsive → dreamlike

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  • Gormenghast

    Mervyn Peake1950

    A young heir and a social climber navigate the rigid rituals of a decaying, labyrinthine castle. The prose is dense and descriptive.

    propulsive → dark

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  • The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

    James Hogg1824

    A religious fanatic becomes convinced he is predestined for salvation and commits crimes at the behest of a mysterious stranger.

    propulsive → cold

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  • Ghost Stories

    Henry James2001

    A collection of Victorian tales where the existence of ghosts is often left to the reader's interpretation.

    propulsive → meditative

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To recover

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  • The Dangerous Book For Demon Slayers

    Angie Fox2009

    A preschool teacher and a coven of biker witches travel to Las Vegas to stop a succubus from taking over the world.

    propulsive → playful, still urban fantasy

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  • The Masque of the Black Tulip

    Lauren Willig2005

    In 1803, a young woman goes undercover in the French court to unmask a Napoleonic spy known as the Black Tulip.

    propulsive → playful

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  • The Swedish Prince

    Karina Halle2018

    An American woman on vacation in Norway meets a man in a bar who is secretly a prince. They begin a relationship despite their different worlds.

    propulsive → playful

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Slower

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  • Ulysses

    James Joyce1914

    Three characters wander through Dublin on a single day in 1904. Each chapter uses a different literary style to mimic thoughts and sensations.

    propulsive → playful

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  • Absalom, Absalom!

    William Faulkner1936

    The rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen is recounted through multiple, conflicting memories. The prose uses extremely long, complex sentences.

    propulsive → elegiac

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  • Either/Or

    Søren Kierkegaard1992

    A collection of papers presents two life philosophies: the aesthetic pursuit of pleasure and the ethical commitment to duty.

    propulsive → meditative

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Heavier

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  • Flowers in the Attic

    V.C. Andrews1979

    Four children are hidden in an attic for years by their mother and grandmother to secure an inheritance. They face gradual poisoning and abuse.

    propulsive → elegiac

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  • Hamlet

    William Shakespeare

    A prince of Denmark is told by a ghost that his uncle killed his father. He feigns madness while deciding whether to take revenge.

    propulsive → meditative

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  • The Terror

    Dan Simmons2007

    Two British ships searching for the Northwest Passage in 1845 become trapped in ice and are hunted by a creature.

    propulsive → bleak

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