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By Any Other Name

Lori Handeland (1998)

SubgenreParanormal Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

HumorAdventureFound Family

Hero archetypes

Time TravelerFish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedEnsemble Cast

Tropes

Time TravelFish out of WaterEnsemble CastComic Fantasy

Themes

IdentityFinding HomeFish out of WaterAbsurdism

Synopsis

Stranded time travelers--including a partially disembodied Brooklynite searching for the rest of himself and a craps player from 1930 New York--collide headlong with cosmic warriors, hallucination-eating monsters, blind starship pilots, and other zany characters.

By Any Other Name: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This comedic paranormal romance features time-displaced characters in absurdist situations with likely romantic/sexual content typical of 1990s romance novels and moderate fantasy violence.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, steamy sexual content, and mild language.

Who'll love this

Adult readers who enjoy humorous time travel adventures with romance and quirky characters will find this entertaining.

Tags

Time TravelComedic FantasyScience FantasyEnsemble Cast