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- noun A subcategory within a particular genre.
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- noun One of several
categories within a particulargenre .
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Examples
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For one, the subgenre is as socially reactionary as Leaden, er, Golden Era SF.
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- Any of the titles in the series of novels by the five biggest names in “urban fantasy,” as the subgenre is known: Kim Harrison, Jeaniene Frost, Vicki Pettersson, Christine Feehan and Sherrilyn Kenyon.
VAMPIRE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 28TH | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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Which ties back into the weird fact that such a culty subgenre is so dominant in comics, while genres and works that would be considered far more mainstream in other media are pushed to the margins in comics.
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One book he doesn't mention in this subgenre is Linwood Barclay's No Time for Goodbye, whichhas just been chosen for a Richard and Judy summer read.
June 2008 Maxine 2008
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One book he doesn't mention in this subgenre is Linwood Barclay's No Time for Goodbye, whichhas just been chosen for a Richard and Judy summer read.
Waterstone's books magazine on Harrogate crime Maxine 2008
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Its approach to an overplayed and cliché-ridden Horror subgenre is novel and witty, and totally appreciated by this avid viewer of Horror movies.
Flixnjoystix.com! » Bobert’s Quickie Blu-Ray Review Roundup!THE SIGNAL, THE BANK JOB, And More! 2008
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Its approach to an overplayed and cliché-ridden Horror subgenre is novel and witty, and totally appreciated by this avid viewer of Horror movies.
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One book he doesn't mention in this subgenre is Linwood Barclay's No Time for Goodbye, whichhas just been chosen for a Richard and Judy summer read.
Waterstone's books magazine on Harrogate crime Maxine 2008
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I would have to say that my favorite subgenre is the mystery or suspense/thriller crossover, with the crime caper running close behind.
MIND MELD: What's Your Favorite Sub-Genre of Science Fiction and/or Fantasy? 2008
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Steampunk, originally just an SF subgenre, is now also a burgeoning underground design movement.
Boing Boing 2008
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