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    Debut Work:

    An author’s first work. HARD MODE: The author is widely regarded as having a profound impact on the genre/topic.

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      The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie, with the caveat that her early work is a bit racist. Styles, for example, I recall having an n-word casually dropped into a conversation, along with a couple of antisemitic remarks. If you don’t mind reading around that, however, it’s a nice little Poirot case.

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        I had a similar experience when I was working through some of the early “The Shadow” pulps and was surprised a couple times at just how blatant the racism was.

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      • Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
      • Carrie by Stephen King
      • The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
      • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
      • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
      • Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
      • Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
      • Neuromancer by William Gibson