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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Name That Genre! #29

TITLE: Adult
GENRE: Secret

Ling had been hunting dragons her entire life. Each dragon unique. How many had she hunted? Dozens? Hundreds? Maybe a thousand. Yes, at one time there were thousands of dragons, now perhaps a handful were left. At one time she hid from the dragons. Now they hid from her.

It had been years since she encountered a dragon. Her quarry sat a few feet away in the Ex Libris Cafe, radiating magic. Inexperience or overconfidence, she wasn’t sure which. He sipped some frothy espresso drink, blending in with the other college students perfectly. They always blended in. It was one of their talents. Well, it was also something Ling had mastered. She approached, confident the backpack and University of Chicago t-shirt were appropriate for the location.

“Hi, you’re in my physics class aren’t you?” She dropped her backpack on the floor and sat in the chair next to him.

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31 comments:

  1. Alisha KlaphekeAugust 27, 2014 at 9:30 AM

    If we get this one wrong, we haven't had our coffee yet. Fantasy. And very interesting too. Good luck with this project!

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  2. ChristinaAugust 27, 2014 at 11:01 AM

    Urban Fantasy.
    I like the unorthodox take on Dragons. Very intriguing.

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  3. partlywritingAugust 27, 2014 at 11:07 AM

    Ditto urban fantasy. Because, come on. Dragons. Also, I really like this opening.

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  4. IcySapphyreAugust 27, 2014 at 11:58 AM

    Urban Fantasy.

    Dragons. Dragons. Dragons. Okay, it's fantasy right? Wait. Espresso? College? Ah. Urban Fantasy. Sweet. :)

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  5. PatchiAugust 27, 2014 at 12:32 PM

    Urban fantasy

    Dragon hunter in college

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  6. Alessa HinloAugust 27, 2014 at 12:47 PM

    Urban fantasy

    Dragons, espresso & University of Chicago.

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  7. iasaAugust 27, 2014 at 1:02 PM

    Fantasy

    Dragons

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  8. BrigidGAugust 27, 2014 at 1:25 PM

    URBAN FANTASY

    Dragons, espresso, college...

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  9. AnonymousAugust 27, 2014 at 1:28 PM

    Urban Fantasy.

    And very intriguing. First thought was fantasy, but the bookstore, coffee drink and college set it firmly in the urban range.

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  10. H G StevensAugust 27, 2014 at 1:45 PM

    Fantasy. I'm sticking with fantasy. These are only the first 150 words and the story, with a dragon who blends in with college students at a bookstore, could go in a lot of directions.

    Intriguing story!

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  11. E.G. MooreAugust 27, 2014 at 2:50 PM

    Fantasy

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  12. UnknownAugust 27, 2014 at 3:12 PM

    Fantasy, 'cause dragons.

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  13. AnonymousAugust 27, 2014 at 3:51 PM

    Urban Fantasy

    Dragons, University of Chicago, espresso.

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  14. C. R. BaileyAugust 27, 2014 at 4:25 PM

    Urban Fantasy.

    Dragons. Dragon hunters.

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  15. MargotGAugust 27, 2014 at 4:43 PM

    Fantasy.

    Dragon radiating magic, hiding from her, only in fantasy.

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  16. Beth CarpenterAugust 27, 2014 at 5:31 PM

    Fantasy. Dragons on campus.

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  17. Deborah KreiserAugust 27, 2014 at 6:44 PM

    Yup, yup. Urban Fantasy!
    And my parents are both UofC alums, so this one is especially awesome.

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  18. amhogganAugust 27, 2014 at 7:37 PM

    URBAN FANTASY

    The modern setting (coffee shop, University of Chicago) plus dragons says Urban Fantasy.

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  19. krystal janeAugust 27, 2014 at 8:00 PM

    Urban Fantasy

    And very interesting. Dragons hiding in plain sight as humans! Nice. :)

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  20. Heidi StallmanAugust 27, 2014 at 8:07 PM

    Fantasy. And a fun one at that!

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  21. AnonymousAugust 27, 2014 at 8:34 PM

    I'm going with Paranormal Romance.

    It reminds me a bit of Eileen Wilks and a *smidge* of Thea Harrison.

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  22. Timothy GwynAugust 27, 2014 at 9:29 PM

    Fantasy

    Because dragons. Intriguing possibility of star-crossed paranormal romance, though.

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  23. UnknownAugust 27, 2014 at 10:37 PM

    Urban fantasy with strong romantic elements, I hope! Thinking that the main character is a female immortal (if she's had time to kill a thousand dragons), which is an interesting twist.

    Please don't hate me, but my inner girly-girl is currently squealing, "what's the dragon guy look like? is he cute? does he have long hair? heehee!"

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  24. Jennifer KayAugust 27, 2014 at 11:22 PM

    Fantasy - dragons.

    I was confused that the dragon could be hiding as a human. Unique idea, but that means you need to prepare the reader for that possibility before the dragon hunter calls a college student her quarry. I had to read it a few times to figure it out.

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  25. Adam HeineAugust 28, 2014 at 1:28 AM

    URBAN FANTASY

    The modern references made this suddenly interesting. Though I think the word "dragon" is way over-used in that first paragraph.

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  26. AnonymousAugust 28, 2014 at 1:49 AM

    Fantasy.

    As a UChicago grad, it's good to finally know what those entities were at the cafes.

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  27. hlbrixeyAugust 28, 2014 at 1:05 PM

    Urban Fantasy

    A dragon passing as a college student, sipping an espresso.

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  28. BarbaraAugust 28, 2014 at 5:16 PM

    Fantasy

    Dragons. Need we say more?

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  29. kristine NAugust 29, 2014 at 8:30 AM

    Urban fantasy

    Dragons in college. This looks really cool.

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  30. Sarah Maury SwanAugust 29, 2014 at 8:42 AM

    Fantasy, with a contemporary feel. This seems intriguing, I'd probably read more. Good luck, Sarah

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  31. CyanaAugust 29, 2014 at 3:32 PM

    Hi, this is my entry. Thank you everyone for posting. Your comments have been a pleasure to read.

    My Genre is Fantasy, the sub genre is Urban Fantasy.

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