Shambleau

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Poet
gptkbp:adaptation none known
gptkbp:adaptedInto none known
gptkbp:artMovement foreshadowing
early_example_of_female-led_sci-fi
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Smith_and_Shambleau
gptkbp:author gptkb:C._L._Moore
gptkbp:character gptkb:Shambleau
gptkbp:characterAppearance Smith's_internal_struggle
gptkbp:characterArc redemption arc
gptkbp:characterDevelopment Northwest_Smith's_growth
Smith's_transformation
gptkbp:characterTraits survival
mysterious and alluring
gptkbp:collection Shambleau_and_Others
gptkbp:conflict interpersonal conflict
human vs alien
gptkbp:criticalReception positive
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Martian_mythology
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired feminist critiques
influenced_later_sci-fi_works
gptkbp:genre space opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shambleau
gptkbp:influenced horror genre
cyberpunk genre
feminist science fiction
space fantasy genre
later_female_sci-fi_authors
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:H.P._Lovecraft
pulp fiction
science fiction tropes
gptkbp:influences feminism
gptkbp:inspiration mythology
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:length short story
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Northwest_Smith
gptkbp:motif seduction and danger
gptkbp:narrativeStyle identity
first-person perspective
third-person limited
linear_narrative
gptkbp:notableFor early female protagonist
gptkbp:plot Northwest_Smith's_encounter_with_Shambleau
revelation_of_Shambleau's_true_nature
gptkbp:publications gptkb:The_Best_of_C._L._Moore
gptkbp:publishedIn Weird Tales
gptkbp:releaseYear 1933
gptkbp:schoolType Weird Tales
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Mars
Martian_city
gptkbp:style lyrical prose
gptkbp:symbolism otherness
gptkbp:symbolizes feminine power
gptkbp:theme alien encounters
gptkbp:userDemographics cult following