a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.

(formerly) novella ( def. 1 ) .

adjective

common , customary , familiar , old , ordinary , overused , used , usual , worn

adjective

at cutting edge , atypical , avant-garde , breaking new ground , contemporary , different , far cry , fresh , funky * , innovative , just out , modernistic , neoteric , newfangled , new-fashioned , now * , odd , offbeat , peculiar , rare , recent , singular , strange , uncommon , unfamiliar , unique , unusual , inventive , original , unprecedented , atypic , unconventional , unordinary , unwonted

noun

best-seller , cliff-hanger , fiction , narrative , novelette , novella , paperback , potboiler , prose , romance , story , tale , yarn * , avant-garde , book , contemporary , daring , different , fresh , innovative , modern , new , newfangled , odd , original , uncommon , unique , unusual