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Exceptionally complex works of literary fiction, including encyclopedic novels, systems novels, and maximalist novels. Pages in category "Encyclopedic and systems novels" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Systems novel is a literary genre named by Tom LeClair in his 1987 book In the Loop: Don DeLillo and the Systems Novel, and explored further in LeClair's 1989 book, The Art of Excess: Mastery in Contemporary American Fiction. [1] LeClair used systems theory to critique novels by authors including Thomas Pynchon, William Gaddis and Ursula K. Le ...
Within a work of fantasy, magic can help to advance the plot, often providing power to heroes or to their opponents. The use of magic frequently manifests itself in a transformation of a character, if not the transformation of the fictional world. [2]: 143 For magic to carry out its functions, it often comes at a price equal to its value.
Pages in category "Fictional characters who use magic" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 526 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction records a chance example of "sword and sorcery" from 1953, where it appears in a headline of a review of an L. Sprague de Camp novel. [1] American author Fritz Leiber re-coined the term in 1961 in response to a letter from British author Michael Moorcock in the fanzine Amra , demanding a name for the ...
The Dying Earth was featured in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master’s Guide under Appendix N: Literature as one of the works that were read during the development of the game system. [2] The designer, Gary Gygax , also credited the novel with being the inspiration for the magic system, which he called "Vancian".