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The description of a new world

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, Ian Randal Strock, Shailesh Kori, Erika Garcia (1666)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages102 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingPortal
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

hopeful ending

Tropes

Portal FantasySecondary WorldChosen OneQuestEmpire

Themes

identitypower and corruptioncolonialismpolitical intrigue

Synopsis

The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing-World, better known as The Blazing World, is a 1666 work of prose fiction by English writer Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle. It has been described as an early forerunner of science fiction.

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proto-science fictionutopian fictionearly modern fictionphilosophical fiction