History OneWordTitle / Literature

* Creator/StephanieMeyer wrote the ''Twilight Saga'', which contained:

* ''Literature/{{Chrysalis}}'', a WebSerialNovel by Redditor [=BeaverFur=]. The title may refer to the shape of the protagonist's enormous spaceship body.

%% This list of examples has been alphabetized. Please add your example in the proper place. Thanks!

%% Creators are placed by last name.

%%
%%

* "{{Literature/Pairpuppets}}", by Creator/ManuelVanLoggem (1972)

* "{{Literature/Autofac}}", by Creator/PhilipKDick (1955)
* Creator/BrianWAldiss's "{{Literature/Hothouse}}"
* "{{Literature/Angouleme}}", by Creator/ThomasMDisch (1971)

* Creator/JohnWCampbell, under the Creator/DonAStuart PenName, wrote "Twilight", a ShortStory.

* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Has its 12th novel, ''Literature/{{Changes}}'', which introduces many changes to the characters of the novel.
* Creator/HarlanEllison's "{{Literature/Soldier}}"

* Creator/MartinGardner's "Literature/{{Thang}}"
* In Gustav Meyrink's ''Literature/TheGolem'' not only each chapter is titled with just one word, they are all just one syllable long (in the original German). Some examples:

* Creator/EllenHopkins' multiple series of YoungAdult verse novels:
** ''Literature/CrankTrilogy'':
*** ''Crank''
*** ''Glass''
*** ''Fallout''
** Other novels:
*** ''Literature/{{Impulse}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Identical}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Tricks}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Perfect}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Triangles}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Tilt}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Collateral}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Smoke}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Rumble}}''
* Creator/ErinHunter:
** All of Erin Hunter's series' have one word titles. However, most are commonly known by their title plus the species the work is themed around (including on this Wiki) for convenience's sake: ''Literature/{{Warrior|Cats}}s'', ''Literature/{{Seeker|Bears}}s'', ''Literature/{{Survivor|Dogs}}s'', and ''Literature/{{Bravelands}}''.
** ''Literature/WarriorCats'' has several:
*** ''Eclipse''
*** ''Outcast''
*** ''Sunrise''
** The entire second series:
*** ''Dawn''
*** ''Midnight''
*** ''Moonrise''
*** ''Starlight''
*** ''Twilight''
*** ''Sunset''

* "{{Literature/It}}", by Creator/TheodoreSturgeon
* Creator/RALafferty's "{{Literature/Rainbird}}"
* Creator/FritzLeiber's "{{Literature/Mariana}}"

* Creator/HBeamPiper's "{{Literature/Omnilingual}}"

* Creator/HenrySlesar's "{{Literature/Chief}}"

* "[[Literature/TheManWhoFearedRobots Psychotherapie]]", by Creator/HerbertWFranke, was the German name in ''Literature/DasZeitfahrrad'' {{Anthology}}.
* Creator/DesmondWarzel's short stories:
** [[http://theopinionguy.com/OG25.pdf "Assumption"]]
** [[http://www.goldenvisionsmagazine.biz/October-Flash-Fiction.html "Called"]]
** [[http://dailysciencefiction.com/science-fiction/aliens/desmond-warzel/epinikion "Epinikion"]]
** "Fields"
** "Offerings"

* Creator/{{Wildbow}}:
** ''Literature/{{Pact}}''
** ''Literature/{{Twig}}''
** ''Literature/{{Ward}}''
** ''Literature/{{Worm}}''

* ''Literature/WarriorCats'' has several:
** ''Eclipse''
** ''Outcast''
** ''Sunrise''
** The entire second series:
*** ''Dawn''
*** ''Midnight''
*** ''Moonrise''
*** ''Starlight''
*** ''Twilight''
*** ''Sunset''

* ''Literature/Insomnia''

** "Literature/{{Liar}}!"

** "Literature/{{Nightfall}}"

** ''Literature/{{Trends}}''

** "Literature/{{Reason}}"

** ''Literature/{{Escape}}''
** "Literature/{{Evidence}}"
** "Literature/{{Hostess}}"
** "Literature/{{Everest}}"
** "Literature/{{Flies}}"

** ''Edda''

* ''{{Literature/Delirium|Series}}'', with sequels:

** ''Lena''

* Creator/EllenHopkins' multiple series of YoungAdult verse novels:
** ''Literature/CrankTrilogy'':
*** ''Crank''
*** ''Glass''
*** ''Fallout''
** Other novels:
*** ''Literature/{{Impulse}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Identical}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Tricks}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Perfect}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Triangles}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Tilt}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Collateral}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Smoke}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Rumble}}''

** "I"
** "Prag"

** ''Fear''
** ''Light''

** ''Brisingr'': The true name for "fire", InUniverse, and [[spoiler:name of a sword]]

** ''Stoneheart''

*** ''Terrier''

** ''Closer''

** ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''
** ''{{Literature/Eclipse}}''.

*** ''Dawn''

** ''Outcast''
** ''Eclipse''
** ''Sunrise''

** "Offerings"
** [[http://www.goldenvisionsmagazine.biz/October-Flash-Fiction.html "Called"]]

** [[http://dailysciencefiction.com/science-fiction/aliens/desmond-warzel/epinikion "Epinikion"]]

** ''Literature/{{Worm}}''

* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Has its 12th novel, ''Literature/Changes'', which introduces many changes to the characters of the novel.
* ''[[Literature/TheAvatarChronicles Epic]]'' and its sequels:
** ''Saga''
** ''Edda''

* Creator/EllenHopkins multiple series of YoungAdult verse novels:

* The series ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'' is obviously more than one word, but individual books:
** ''Clones''
** ''Spore''
** ''Crucible''

* Creator/DesmondWarzel's short stories:
** "Offerings"
** [[http://www.goldenvisionsmagazine.biz/October-Flash-Fiction.html "Called"]]
** [[http://theopinionguy.com/OG25.pdf "Assumption"]]
** "Fields"
** [[http://dailysciencefiction.com/science-fiction/aliens/desmond-warzel/epinikion "Epinikion"]].

* Literature/TheStoneheartTrilogy:

* ''Literature/DirkPittAdventures'': A few of the books, like:
** ''Iceberg''
** ''Sahara''

* Creator/IsaacAsimov:
** Many short stories and novels by are this: Examples include:
*** ''Literature/{{Blank}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Foundation}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Trends}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Heredity}}''
*** ''Literature/{{History}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Reason}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Liar}}!''
*** ''Literature/{{Nightfall}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Runaround}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Escape}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Evidence}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Hostess}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Everest}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Flies}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Risk}}''
*** ''Literature/{{Someday}}''
** This was [[JustifiedTrope explained]] by Asimov as the result of a particularly poorly-written (and titled) story from his youth.[[labelnote:*]]''The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use.''[[/labelnote]] He claimed in a later introduction to the story that its flaws and inaccurate title permanently soured him to longer titles.

* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''
** The third book in the saga, ''Eclipse''.
* ''Literature/{{Warrior|Cats}}'' has several:

** Iceberg
** Sahara

*** ''Literature/{{Liar}}!

* Many short stories and novels by Creator/IsaacAsimov are this. Examples include ''Blank'', ''Literature/{{Foundation}}'', ''Trends'', ''Heredity'', ''History'', ''Reason'', ''[[OverlyLongGag Liar!, Nightfall, Runaround, Escape, Evidence, Hostess, Everest, Flies, Risk, and Someday.]]''

* Creator/MargaretAtwood has some: Literature/{{Expeditions}}, Literature/{{Surfacing}}, Literature/{{Interlunar}}, and Literature/{{Maddaddam}}.

* ''{{Literature/Delirium|Series}}'', with sequels ''Pandemonium'' and ''Lena''
* The ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novels ''Discworld/{{Sourcery}}'', ''Discworld/{{Pyramids}}'', ''Discworld/{{Maskerade}}'', ''Discworld/{{Jingo}}'', ''Discworld/{{Thud}}'' and ''Discworld/{{Snuff}}''.

* ''[[Literature/TheAvatarChronicles Epic]]'' and its sequels ''Saga'' and ''Edda''

** ''Literature/CrankTrilogy'': ''Crank'', ''Glass'', and ''Fallout''
** Other novels: ''Literature/{{Impulse}}'', ''Literature/{{Identical}}'', ''Literature/{{Tricks}}'', ''Literature/{{Perfect}}'', ''Literature/{{Triangles}}'', ''Literature/{{Tilt}}'', ''Literature/{{Collateral}}'', , ''Literature/{{Smoke}}'', and ''Literature/{{Rumble}}''. There are also some {{Verbed Titles}}s.
** The titles that don't use trope are ''Literature/LoveLiesBeneath'' and ''Literature/TheYouIveNeverKnown''.

* The series ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'' is obviously more than one word, but individual books ''Clones'' and ''Spore'' both fit this trope as does ''Crucible'', one of the last books published in the franchise.
* In Gustav Meyrink's ''Literature/TheGolem'' not only each chapter is titled with just one word, they are all just one syllable long (in the original German). This includes "Schlaf", "Tag", "I", "Prag" etc.
* ''Literature/{{Gone}}'', with sequels ''Hunger'', ''Lies'', ''Plague'', ''Fear'', and ''Light''
* ''Literature/{{Glitch}}'', with sequels ''Override'' and ''Shutdown''.

* ''Literature/{{Haunted 1988}}''
* ''Literature/{{Haunted 2005}}''

* ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'': Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, and Inheritance. The first two also are {{Character Title}}s. Only ''Brisingr'', and ''Inheritance'', are just {{One Word Title}}s. ''Brisingr'' is the true name for fire in-universe, and [[spoiler:name of a sword]], while ''Inheritance'' relates to an inherited sword.

* ''Literature/{{Impossible}}'' and its sequels ''Extraordinary'' and ''Unthinkable'', which are all IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming, as they all terms about beyond a 'normal'.
* ''Literature/IronDruidChronicles'': Every book of it. The list as of 2017-03-15 is: Hounded, Hexed, Hammered, Tricked, Trapped, Hunted, Shattered, and Stake.

* Desmond Warzel's short stories "Offerings", [[http://www.goldenvisionsmagazine.biz/October-Flash-Fiction.html "Called"]], [[http://theopinionguy.com/OG25.pdf "Assumption"]], "Fields", and [[http://dailysciencefiction.com/science-fiction/aliens/desmond-warzel/epinikion "Epinikion"]].

* ''Literature/TheSouthernReachTrilogy'': Each of the trilogy's books has a one-word title, [[LetterMotif all of which begin with the letter A]]: ''Annihilation'', ''Authority'', ''Acceptance''.

* Literature/TheStoneheartTrilogy: ''Stoneheart'', ''Ironhand'', and ''Silvertongue''.
* ''Literature/{{Tunnels}}'' and its sequels, ''Deeper'', ''Freefall'', ''Closer'', ''Spiral'', and ''Terminal''.
* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' and the third book in the saga, ''Eclipse''.
* ''Literature/{{Warrior|Cats}}'' has several: the entire second series (''Midnight'', ''Moonrise'', ''Dawn'', ''Starlight'', ''Twilight'', ''Sunset''), ''Outcast'', ''Eclipse'', and ''Sunrise''.

* Wildbow, the author of ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', ''Literature/{{Pact}}'', ''Literature/{{Twig}}'' and ''Literature/{{Ward}}'', is very fond of this trope.