novel adj
1: of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem" [syn: fresh, new]
2: pleasantly novel or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort" [syn: refreshing] (noun)
1: a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
2: a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels"