I've thought of another reason for common themes. One author writes on a particular theme or period. It proves popular so other writers jump on the badnwagon. e.g. Historical mysteries proliferated after Ellis Peters, the author of the Cadfael novels, died.
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Date: 2011-09-09 07:21 am (UTC)