The wolf had begun hunting human prey. They were plentiful in the dark city streets and provided enough good meat to satiate his gnawing hunger. He was still very careful not to let any who saw him live. To do otherwise would displease the Master. He would only stalk those people that were foolish enough to walk alone in the night
A novel, or so-called __iction,_ if deeply researched and conscientiously written, might well contain as much truth as a high-school history textbook approved by a state board of education. But having been designated __istorical fiction_ by its publisher, it is presumed to be less reliably true than that textbook. If fiction were defined as __he opposite of truth,_ then much of the content of many approved historical textbooks could be called __istorical fiction.__ut fiction is not the opposite of truth. Fiction means __reated by imagination._ And there is plenty of evidence everywhere in literature and art that imagination can get as close to truth as studious fact-finding can.
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A novel, or so-called __iction,_ if deeply researched and conscientiously written, might well contain as much truth as a high-school history textbook approved by a state board of education. But having been designated __istorical fiction_ by its publisher, it is presumed to be less reliably true than that textbook. If fiction were defined as __he opposite of truth,_ then much of the content of many approved historical textbooks could be called __istorical fiction.__ut fiction is not the opposite of truth. Fiction means __reated by imagination._ And there is plenty of evidence everywhere in literature and art that imagination can get as close to truth as studious fact-finding can.
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