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Bella Swan is, of course, the heroine in the Twilight Saga series, the vampire-themed fantasy romance novels by Stephenie Meyer that have been adapted to film with the latest installment, Breaking Dawn, coming out on Nov. 18 starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.
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Covers are improving, but strong women in chainmail bikinis and tight clothing regularly appear in comics and subgenres such as urban fantasy and paranormal romance.
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Out of plasticine and medieval fable, they mold a fantasy world filled with romance, poetry and executions.
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The Sookie novels, which blend crime, romance and fantasy, attract readers of all three genres, who tend to be voracious book buyers and obsessive fans.
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Ms. Harris has cultivated followers in each category by attending the major romance-, fantasy- and crime-fiction conventions.
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