be, sound
The scheme sounded rather novel.

extremely, very | completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly | rather, relatively | essentially

hardback, paperback | first
a prize for the best first novel of the year

latest, new | literary | best-selling, popular | acclaimed
his critically acclaimed novel

famous | classic | contemporary, modern | nineteenth-century, Victorian | adult, children''s | autobiographical | epistolary
Samuel Richardson''s novels are all epistolary in form.

adventure, comic, crime, detective, historical, satirical, spy, realist, romantic

copy
I took a copy of a Graham Greene novel on the train with me.

produce, write | publish | read | accept (for publication), reject (for publication)
Her first novel was finally accepted for publication.

translate | adapt
adapting the novel for television

review

be based on sth
The novel was based on a true life story.

be set, take place
The novel was set in a small village in France.

~ about
a novel about growing up