variants
or novelle
as in stories
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
pressed for time, many English teachers have their students read the one novella among the novelist's works
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Recent Examples of novellas
These are novellas that have existed for 30 years.
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
However, the good news is that, according to Parker, his aim is for the series to follow Dunk and Egg down the long and winding road Martin has laid out for the entirety of their lives—both in his three existing novellas and an additional 12 outlines for still unpublished tales.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Ahead of the season 1 finale, showrunner Ira Parker spoke with EW about staying true to the episodic nature of the novellas.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Drawn from the next two novellas and the pages of A World of Ice and Fire, which details the fictional history of Westeros, here’s a rundown of what season one’s characters will get up to.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Nine more novels and novellas have been published since, with the books having been translated into more than 30 languages.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Dunk, in the novellas, has probably the most [anxious] inner monologue of George’s characters.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
The Irish actor, 29, leads A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a new Game of Thrones spinoff series based on a series of novellas by Martin, 77, that follows naïve knight Ser Duncan the Tall (Claffey) and his squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Another prequel about to premiere, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, is based on Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
However, the good news is that, according to Parker, his aim is for the series to follow Dunk and Egg down the long and winding road Martin has laid out for the entirety of their lives—both in his three existing novellas and an additional 12 outlines for still unpublished tales.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Ahead of the season 1 finale, showrunner Ira Parker spoke with EW about staying true to the episodic nature of the novellas.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Drawn from the next two novellas and the pages of A World of Ice and Fire, which details the fictional history of Westeros, here’s a rundown of what season one’s characters will get up to.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Nine more novels and novellas have been published since, with the books having been translated into more than 30 languages.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Dunk, in the novellas, has probably the most [anxious] inner monologue of George’s characters.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
The Irish actor, 29, leads A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a new Game of Thrones spinoff series based on a series of novellas by Martin, 77, that follows naïve knight Ser Duncan the Tall (Claffey) and his squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Another prequel about to premiere, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, is based on Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for novellas
Noun
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Here are two more stories of the subterranean, one sinister and one salty.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Some clients said they were told to make up stories of abuse that became the crux of their lawsuit.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While the story takes place in contemporary times, some of the characters have extraordinary gifts and tell tall tales of a world beyond the realm of most people.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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Its accounts of outsize personalities, judges’ infighting, culturally insensitive photo shoots, manipulative producing, network executives betraying producers who in turn betrayed talent—all of this comes standard with tales from the annals of the entertainment industry.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Novellas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novellas. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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