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Gods and demons fiction (simplified Chinese: 神魔小说; traditional Chinese: 神魔小說; pinyin: Shénmó Xiǎoshuō) is a sub-genre of fantasy fiction that revolves around the deities immortals and monsters of Chinese mythology. The term shenmo xiaoshuo which was coined in the early twentieth century by the writer and literary historian Lu Xun literally means fiction of gods and demons. Works of shenmo fiction include the novels Journey to the West and The Investiture of the Gods.
