I’m looking for books that emerged genres as we know it today. eg. LOTR for fantasy. I want godfather recommendations to understand the foundations that these incredible genres were built on. Looking for suggestions for every genre!
by Efficient-Candle-930
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Blood Meridian
In Cold Blood was the first ever true crime book
The Virginian and Riders of the Purple Sage come to mind for Westerns.
For cyberpunk, Neuromancer by William Gibson
For foundational fantasy, how about going a bit further back to Lord Dunsany’s *The King of Elfland’s Daughter*?
Or, going even further back, Mary Shelley’s *Frankenstein* for foundational speculative fiction/horror.