Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Week 6, Assignment 3
The three subgenres I've chosen "Historical Romance" (Western), "Techno Thriller", and "Disaster Adventure."
A fan website I found for historical romance is Heros and Heartbreakers. Specifically for westerns, I found  http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com/blogs/2011/02/the-appeal-of-the-western-romance and http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com/blogs/2012/02/dirty-cowboys-the-allure-of-the-gritty-western-romance This site features a blog by Wendy Crutcher, alias Wendy the Super Librarian.
I found the website by searching with Google. Fans liked  new voices like Kaki Warner, as well as well-known authors in this genre, such as Maggie Osborne. An example of a book in this genre is
Wyoming Bride by Joan Johnston.

http://www.thepulp.net/pulpsuperfan/category/techno-thriller/ is a fan website for Techno Thrillers, which I found again with a Google search. These fans were excited about the authors Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, and Clive Cussler, as well as  James Rollins, Jack Du Brul, Andy McDermott, David Golemon. An example of a book in this genre is The Relic by Preston and Child.

http://adventure-bookclub.com is a website for adventure book lovers and has a section for disaster adventure books. Another is http://www.flashlightworthybooks.com/Books-for-Those-with-an-Adventurous-Spirit/449
I found both of these with a Google search.
Books that were featured on these sites include: Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon by Thomas M. Myers and Michael P. Ghiglieri and To the Edge: A Man, A Death Valley and the Mystery of Endurance by Kirk Johnson, and Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole by Jerri Nielsen and Maryanne Vollers.

A title not shown on the Prezi Fiction Flowchart that could cross over into two subgenres is The Probable Future by Alice Hoffman. With its magical elements, it could by classified as Magic Realism. The strong female characters and romantic storyline mean that it could be considered as Modern Romance. Another title is A Load of Old Bones by Suzette A. Hill, which could be considered both a Pet Investigators Mystery and Historical Fiction. A dog and cat feature prominently in the story, and it has a historical setting, 1950s England.

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