Pastoral fiction Use for works dealing with generally idealized rustic life, and expressing complex ideas through supposedly simple characters. Psychological fiction Use for works dealing with the thoughts and psychological motivations of the characters. Religious fiction Use for works dealing with religion or religious topics and themes. Science fiction Use for works of fantasy that deal with possible, though not necessarily probable, events and are based approximately on scientific principles as we know them. Sea stories Use for works dealing with the sea as a setting or dealing generally with the sea and its environment.
Spy stories Use for works dealing with espionage and spies.
Suspense fiction Use for works whose prime purpose is to produce a feeling of frightened anticipation and which characteristically involve crime, intrigue and violent action. War stories Use for works about wars and specific effects and actions of the war. Western stories Use for works that are adventure stories that take place in the American West.