Saricks, Joyce G., <br/><br/>
The readers' advisory guide to genre fiction / 
 Genre fiction 
Neal Wyatt, Joyce G. Saricks. 
 - Third edition. 
 - xxv, 311 pages ;  23 cm. 
 - ALA readers' advisory series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: appeal and genre: gateway frameworks for working with readers -- The adrenaline genre -- Adrenaline -- Adventure -- Thrillers -- Suspense -- The intellect genres -- Psychological suspense -- Mystery -- Private investigator -- Police detective -- Amateur detective -- A non-investigator type subgenre -- Literary fiction -- Science fiction -- Hard/soft (or social) -- Space opera -- Apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic/utopian/dystopian -- Time travel/alternate history -- Cyberpunk/steampunk -- First contact/military -- The landscape genres -- Fantasy -- Epic fantasy -- Sword and sorcery -- Urban fantasy -- Historical -- Legends/myths/fairy tales -- Western -- Historical fiction -- The emotion genres -- Relationship fiction -- Romance -- Contemporary romances -- Historical romances -- Romantic suspense -- Paranormal romances -- Horror -- Appendix: hack this book and the five-book challenge -- Author/title index -- Subject/appeal index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780838917817 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018035501 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fiction in libraries--United States.<br/>Readers' advisory services--United States.<br/>Reading interests--United States.<br/>Books and reading--United States.<br/>Fiction genres.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z711.5  / .S27 2019 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>025.5/4