Thanks, Charlotte--
Sorry I did not see this earlier! Yes, I think it's a sort of hybrid piece that hews to epic conventions but has a lot of things in common with a novel...
I've discovered that people find "post-apocalyptic" more daunting than "epic," so I am figuring something out!
Painter Marja-Leena Rathje did a post about rereading "Thaliad" yesterday... I've updated the
Thaliad page to take into account recent posts/reviews.