Elena Val
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| Full Name | Elena Gloria Iris Val |
| Birth Date | 19.VI.1660 AN |
| Death Date | 23.VIII.1750 AN |
| Residence | Potosí, Santander |
Elena Gloria Iris Val, also known as E.G.I. Val, was a Nouvelle Alexandrien novelist and author. She is generally remembered for her romance novels, especially the Romero series, written between 1701 AN and 1713 AN and spanning 21 books. While during her time her publication schedule and dramatic plots led critics to categorize her work as 'pulp fiction', her work has since achieved immense popularity and circulation. Aside from the Romero series, she published several standalone novels and shorter works. In addition to fiction, Val wrote non-fiction treatises on romance writing, unusual for her style, which revealed a highly self-aware and technical understanding of her craft.
Scholars in Nouvelle Alexandrie have highlighted her influence on narrative serialization, literary continuity across long-form novels, and the popularization of prose for a broad audience. She is recognised not only as a commercial success, but as a foundational figure in the development of the modern romance novel.
She died in 1750 AN from natural causes, having retired from writing in 1740 AN.
Bibliography
Standalone
- The Quiet Promise (1680 AN)
- Letters Beneath the Cypress (1684 AN)
- A Lady of the Docks (1690 AN)
- Hearts of Red (1693 AN)
- Measure of Devotion (1695 AN)
- When Honor Falters (1700 AN)
- A Faithful Season (1716 AN)
- On Love Remembered (1721 AN)
Romero Series
- A House United (1701 AN)
- The First Betrothal (1701 AN)
- Shadows in the Golden Hall (1702 AN)
- The Elder's Secret (1702 AN)
- A Scandal at Midwinter (1703 AN)
- Vows Under Strain (1703 AN)
- The Second Daughter (1704 AN)
- Tears and Affection (1704 AN)
- The Broken Engagement (1705 AN)
- Letters Never Sent (1705 AN)
- The Fifth Heir (1705 AN)
- Love and Death (1706 AN)
- The Widower's Choice (1707 AN)
- Promises in Exile (1708 AN)
- The Long Return (1709 AN)
- Bonds Reforged (1710 AN)
- Children of the House (1711 AN)
- The Weight of a Name (1712 AN)
- Old Griefs, New Love (1712 AN)
- The Final Union (1713 AN)
- An Ending and a Beginning (1713 AN)
Final Love Duology
Non-Fiction
