Historical Fiction
A collection of French proto-sf stories from 1802-1928, exploring bizarre cataclysms and humanity's fight for survival.
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A collection of French proto-sf stories from 1802-1928, exploring bizarre cataclysms and humanity's fight for survival.
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The term "cataclysm" is defined as a large-scale, violent event in the natural world, or a sudden and equally violent political or social upheaval. Such concepts run throughout the history of the French roman scientifique-a genre that some might call proto-sf-from the 18th century to today. In this thematic collection we have gathered ten remarkable short stories by J.-H. Rosny Aîné, Camille Debans, René Pujol, Pierre Véron, Alfred Franklin, etc., published between 1802 and 1928, plus two full-l...
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Romance & sex
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Violence & gore
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Moderate depictions of natural disasters and violent upheavals as central themes.
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Minor fantasy elements in some stories, not central to the narrative.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Brief social upheaval themes tied to cataclysmic events.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Minor suffering due to disasters, not focused on personal abuse.
Other
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