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Action fiction

Index Action fiction

Action fiction is the literary genre that includes spy novels, adventure stories, tales of terror and intrigue ("cloak and dagger"), and mysteries. [1]

21 relations: Action (narrative), Action film, Action game, Action-adventure game, Adventure fiction, Anime, Antagonist, Cloak and dagger, Comedy, Conflict (narrative), Fiction, Genre fiction, List of genres, Literary genre, Manga, Mystery fiction, Pace (narrative), Protagonist, Spy fiction, Thriller (genre), University Press of New England.

Action (narrative)

In literature, action is the physical movement of the characters.

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Action film

Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist or protagonists are thrust into a series of challenges that typically include violence, extended fighting, physical feats, and frantic chases.

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Action game

The action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time.

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Action-adventure game

The action-adventure video game genre includes video games that combine core elements from the action and adventure genres.

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Adventure fiction

Adventure fiction is fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement.

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Anime

Anime is a style of hand-drawn and computer animation originating in, and commonly associated with, Japan.

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Antagonist

An antagonist is a character, group of characters, institution or concept that stands in or represents opposition against which the protagonist(s) must contend.

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Cloak and dagger

"Cloak and dagger" refers to situations involving intrigue, secrecy, espionage, or mystery.

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Comedy

In a modern sense, comedy (from the κωμῳδία, kōmōidía) refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film, stand-up comedy, or any other medium of entertainment.

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Conflict (narrative)

In works of narrative, conflict is the challenge main characters need to solve to achieve their goals.

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Fiction

Fiction is any story or setting that is derived from imagination—in other words, not based strictly on history or fact.

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Genre fiction

Genre fiction, also known as popular fiction, is plot-driven fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre, in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre.

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List of genres

This is a list of genres of literature and entertainment, excluding genres in the visual arts.

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Literary genre

A literary genre is a category of literary composition.

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Manga

are comics created in Japan or by creators in the Japanese language, conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century.

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Mystery fiction

Mystery fiction is a genre of fiction usually involving a mysterious death or a crime to be solved.

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Pace (narrative)

In literature, pace, or pacing is the speed at which a story is told.

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Protagonist

A protagonist In modern usage, a protagonist is the main character of any story (in any medium, including prose, poetry, film, opera and so on).

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Spy fiction

Spy fiction, a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device, emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by rivalries and intrigues between the major powers, and the establishment of modern intelligence agencies.

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Thriller (genre)

Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film and television, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres.

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University Press of New England

The University Press of New England (UPNE), located in Lebanon, New Hampshire and founded in 1970, is a university press consortium including Brandeis University, Dartmouth College (its host member), Tufts University, the University of New Hampshire, and Northeastern University.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_fiction

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