Week Six

Sword & Sorcery Fantasy: Most readers enjoy this genre for the complex word building while enjoying the occasional battle of steal or spell.
1.      Tigana by Guy Gabriel Kay
2.      The Sword of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett
3.      The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
   
Paranormal Romance: This genre is known for taking the standard romance plot and shaking things up with magic and sorcery.
1.      A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
2.      Gabriel’s Ghost by Linnea Sinclair
3.      Grave Witch by Kalayana Price

Medical Thriller: Readers of this genre have a natural immunity to fear of global plagues. Often times it feels as if the author takes a CDC guide book and adds some back story.
1.      The Fifth Vial by Michael Palmer
2.      Outbreak by Robin Cook
3.      Harvest by Tess Gerritsen

Cross Overs:

Lilith's Brood by Octavia Butler (Paranormal Romance & Dystopia Science Fiction)
             The reader follows, Lilith and her offspring after she is rescued by a species interested in trade with the survivors of a nuclear holocaust. Genetic trade. Humans are genetically altered to be bread in bonded groups to give their offspring a chance of overcoming the basic flaw out hierarchal nature, which destroyed the species once. Butler forces the reader to not only reflect on humanities’ flaws but challenges the reader to reassess the foundations of family, love and loyalty.

Hello to the Cannibals by Richard Bausch (Realist Literary & Anthropology Mysteries)
             This novel follows two women over 100 years apart. As Lily researchs the historical figure Mary Kingsley she must deal with her own fears and gradual realization about the man she has married and her aspirations. Bausch weaves the two stories together allowing the reader to discovery Kingsley’s travels along with Lilly. Each women is restricted and belittled by their own families either by birth or choice. A lesser author would not have been able to strike a balance weaving together time and theme.