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The fantasy genre has spawned many new subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is based, although inspiration from mythology and folklore remains a consistent theme. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Fantastic art is an art genre The parameters of fantastic art has been fairly rigourously defined in the scholarship on the subject Many Anime TV series movies and OAVs fall into the Fantasy genre Fantasy art is a genre of Art that depicts The definition of a fantasy author is somewhat diffuse and a matter of opinion – Jules Verne considered H A number of Fantasy themed Comic books exist For example Elfquest Monster allergy W A fantasy fiction magazine or fantasy magazine is a Magazine which publishes primarily Fantasy fiction. Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes usually involving magic, Supernatural events make-believe creatures or exotic Fantasy worlds Fantasy literature is Fantasy in written form Historically speaking the majority of fantasy works have been literature Fantasy television is a genre of Television featuring elements of the Fantastic, often including magic, Supernatural forces or exotic Fantasy Though the Fantasy genre in its modern sense is less than two centuries old its antecedents have a long and distinguished history Though The Fantastique is a French term for a literary and cinematic genre that overlaps with Science fiction, horror and Fantasy There are many elements that show up throughout the fantasy genre in different guises This article is about the word for other meanings see Quest (disambiguation A quest is a journey towards a goal used in Mythology A magic item is any object that has magical powers inherent in it There are many elements that show up throughout the fantasy genre in different guises A fantasy world is a type of Imaginary world, part of a Fictional universe used in Fantasy novels and games A legendary creature is a mythological or folkloric creature (often known as "fabulous creatures" in historical literature Lovecraftian horror is a sub-genre of horror Fiction which emphasizes the Psychological horror of the unknown (in some cases unknowable over gore or other A magician, wizard, sorcerer or a person known under one of many other possible terms in fiction is someone who uses or practices magic Magic in Fiction is the endowing of Fictional characters or objects with magical powers. Tolkien fandom is an international informal community of fans of the works of J Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" Since the rise of popular fantasy fiction in the twentieth century, the fantasy genre is often subdivided into a number of branches. However, like all discussions of genre, there are very few definitions of any of the subgenres that can be called 'definitive' to cover every and only work of that subgenre. These new subgenres are frequently extended back to include earlier works.

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Alternate history

For more details on this topic, see Alternate history. Alternate history or alternative history is a subgenre of Speculative fiction (or Science fiction) and Historical fiction

Although many forms of alternate history are classified as science fiction, alternate histories where magic works or fantastic creatures abound are classified as fantasy. Alternate history or alternative history is a subgenre of Speculative fiction (or Science fiction) and Historical fiction

The characteristics that separate it from historical fantasy and contemporary fantasy are that the history has both clear differences and clear connections to history and geography. Historical fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy, related to Historical fiction. Contemporary fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy, also known as modern-day fantasy, or indigenous fantasy.

Bangsian fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Bangsian fantasy. Randall Garrett ( December 16, 1927 - December 31, 1987) was an American Science fiction and Fantasy author Keith Roberts (1935 - 2000 was a British Science fiction author. Pavane by Keith Roberts is an alternate history Science fiction Fix-up novel first published by Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd Poul William Anderson ( November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American Science fiction author who wrote during a Golden Operation Chaos is a 1971 Science fiction / Fantasy Fixup Novel by Poul Anderson. Gregory Keyes is the name of a writer of Science fiction and fantasy who has written both original and media-related novels under both the names "J This article is about the science fiction series The Age of Unreason (ISBN 0-09-954831-3 is also the title of a book by Charles Handy. Cast a Deadly Spell (1991 is a Horror / Detective HBO movie with Fred Ward, Julianne Moore and Clancy Brown Bangsian fantasy is the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife

Bangsian fantasy is named for John Kendrick Bangs, whose late 19th- and early 20th-century Associated Shades series of novels deals with the afterlives of various famous people. John Kendrick Bangs ( May 27, 1862 - January 21, 1922) was an American Author and Satirist, and the creator of The Associated Shades are a group of famous dead people appearing in some of John Kendrick Bangs ' works Frequently used are the Underworld/Limbo/Purgatory ("neutral"), Elysium/Nirvana/Heaven ("good"), and Erebus/Gehenna/Hell ("bad"). In the study of Mythology and Religion, the underworld (gr κάτω κόσμος) is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term Afterlife See also Intermediate state Purgatory|Heaven|Sheol|Hades in Christianity|Hell in Christianity In Roman Catholic theology Limbo (Latin limbus See also Intermediate state Limbo|Heaven|Sheol|Hades in Christianity|Hell in Christianity Purgatory, in the original sense is the condition or process of purification In Greek mythology, Elysium ( Greek:) was a section of the Underworld (the spelling Elysium is a Latinization of the In sramanic philosophy Nirvana (निर्वाण| Nirvāṇa; निब्बान Nibbāna; Prakrit: णिव्वाण Heaven may refer to the physical heavens the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the Universe beyond In Greek mythology, Erebus or Erebos ( Ancient Greek:, English translation: "deep blackness/darkness or shadow" was the son of a primordial for the Polish film see Gehenna (film See also Jewish eschatology Gehennam (or gehenom or gehinom (גהינום is Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering

Comic fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Comic fantasy. Inferno is a Science fiction novel written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, published in 1976. Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938 Los Angeles California) is a US Science fiction author. Jerry Eugene Pournelle (born August 7, 1933) is an American Science fiction Writer, Essayist and Journalist Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942) better known by the Pseudonym C Janet Ellen Morris (born May 25, 1946) is a United States Author. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) God Bless You Dr Kevorkian, by Kurt Vonnegut, is a collection of short fictional Interviews written by Vonnegut and first broadcast on NPR. Kurt Vonnegut Jr (November 11 1922 – April 11 2007 (ˈvɒnəgət was a prolific and genre-bending American Novelist known for works blending Satire, Black Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Divine Comedy Comic fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy that is primarily humorous in intent and tone

This sub-genre parodies the above ideas as well as ideas outside the genre, sometimes in a postmodern manner. Postmodernism literally means 'after the modernist movement' While " Modern " itself refers to something "related to the present" the movement of modernism A peculiarly early example of this genre is the aforementioned Gulliver's Travels. It might also include the so-called "worst fantasy story ever published" The Eye of Argon. The Eye of Argon is a heroic fantasy Novella that narrates the adventures of Grignr a Barbarian.

Although many of these works qualify, by setting, as high fantasy, comic fantasy can theoretically overlap with any of the other subgenres. The Fantasy Genre has spawned many new Subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or Folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is

Contemporary fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Contemporary fantasy. Bored of the Rings is the title of a paperback parody of J R R Henry N Beard (born ca 1945 is an American humorist one of the founders of the magazine National Lampoon and the author of several best-selling books Douglas C Kenney ( December 10, 1947 – August 27, 1980) was an American Writer who co-founded ''National Lampoon'' Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Eye of Argon is a heroic fantasy Novella that narrates the adventures of Grignr a Barbarian. The Eye of Argon is a heroic fantasy Novella that narrates the adventures of Grignr a Barbarian. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Spell for Chameleon is the first book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob (born August 6, 1934 in Oxford England) is an English American writer in the Science fiction Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays For the other writer with the same name see Andrew Marshall (journalist. John Lloyd may refer to John Lloyd (tennis, British tennis player John Lloyd (rugby coach, former head coach to Wales national Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Colour of Magic is a 1983 Comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, and is the first book of the Discworld series Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948 is an English fantasy, Science fiction, and children's author. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Contemporary fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy, also known as modern-day fantasy, or indigenous fantasy.

This fantasy comprises stories set in the putative real world or consensus reality in contemporary times, in which, the story reveals, magic or magical creatures exist, such as vampires or, as in the Highlander films and television series, immortals. Consensus reality (rarely or mistakenly called "consensual reality" is an approach to answering the question 'What is real ?' a profound philosophical question Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living Highlander is a film and television franchise that began with a 1986 Fantasy movie starring Christopher Lambert, who plays Connor Immortals are a group of Fictional characters seen

All the fantasy elements in a contemporary fantasy must exist in, or at least intrude into, the real world. Fantasy stories where the characters leave the real world for a fantasy world, and the real world contains nothing magical except, perhaps, the portal, are high fantasy. A fantasy world is a type of Imaginary world, part of a Fictional universe used in Fantasy novels and games The Fantasy Genre has spawned many new Subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or Folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is On the other hand, their existence must be secret enough that a reader can be convinced that by one means or another, the fantasy elements could hide or be hidden from history, the media, and the overwhelming majority of people. If the fantasy elements are so clear as to make the majority of people aware of them, the story becomes alternate history. The Fantasy Genre has spawned many new Subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or Folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is

Urban fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Urban fantasy. Neverwhere is an Urban fantasy Television series by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC Two. Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J Joanne "Jo" Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965 who writes under the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963 The Dark Is Rising is the name of a five-book series of children's novels by Susan Cooper originally published in the 1960s and 1970s Susan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) is a British Author best known for The Dark Is Rising, an award-winning five-volume Holly Black née Riggenbach in 1971 and during her early years her family lived in a "decrepit Victorian house" His Dark Materials is a Trilogy of Fantasy Novels by Philip Pullman comprising Northern Lights (1995 King Rat is the 1998 debut Novel by China Miéville. Plot introduction It is a dark Urban fantasy set in China Tom Miéville (ˈtʃɑinɑ ˈmieɪˌvɪl (born September 6, 1972 in Norwich) is an award-winning English "fantastic fiction" Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Newford is a fictional North American city the setting in many of Charles de Lint 's works of Urban fantasy. Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian Fantasy Author and Celtic Folk musician Along with writers Urban fantasy is a subset of Contemporary fantasy, consisting of magical novels and stories set in contemporary real-world urban settings--as opposed to 'traditional'

Most contemporary fantasy takes place in an urban setting, leading the designation urban fantasy.

The term is rarely used for stories taking place in the cities of imaginary lands.

Elfpunk

Elfpunk is a subgenre of contemporary fantasy and urban fantasy, specifically consisting of novels and stories in which faeries and elves are transplanted from rural folklore into modern urban settings. A Fantasy novel by Emma Bull, War for the Oaks (1987 is the story of Eddi McCandry a rock musician who finds herself unwillingly pulled into the Moonheart is an Urban fantasy novel by Charles de Lint. It takes place in 1980s Ottawa, where Sara and Jamie owners of an antique store Rick Riordan (born June 5, 1964) is an American author from Texas famous for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series A number of cyberpunk derivatives have become recognized as distinct subgenres in Speculative fiction. Contemporary fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy, also known as modern-day fantasy, or indigenous fantasy. Urban fantasy is a subset of Contemporary fantasy, consisting of magical novels and stories set in contemporary real-world urban settings--as opposed to 'traditional' A fairy (also fay, fey, fae, faerie; collectively wee folk, good folk, people of peace, fair An elf is a creature of Norse mythology. The elves were originally imagined as a race of minor nature and fertility gods, who are often pictured as youthful-seeming Some works in this subgenre are

Dark fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Dark fantasy. Tithe A Modern Faerie Tale is a young adult fantasy novel by Holly Black, first published in 2002 by Simon & Schuster Holly Black née Riggenbach in 1971 and during her early years her family lived in a "decrepit Victorian house" A Fantasy novel by Emma Bull, War for the Oaks (1987 is the story of Eddi McCandry a rock musician who finds herself unwillingly pulled into the Emma Bull (born 13 December 1954) is a Science fiction and Fantasy author whose best-known novel is War for the Oaks, one Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian Fantasy Author and Celtic Folk musician Along with writers John Milo "Mike" Ford ( April 10, 1957 &ndash September 25, 2006) was an American Science fiction and Fantasy Delia Sherman (born Tokyo, Japan) is an award-winning Fantasy writer and editor. Faerie Tale is a Fantasy novel by Raymond E Feist, first published in 1988. Raymond Elias Feist (born 1945 Los Angeles California) is an American Author who primarily writes fantasy fiction Dark fantasy is a subgenre that combines elements of fantasy including marvelous abilities with those of horror

Dark fantasy in this context refers to stories that focus on elements usually found in the horror genre but which take place in a setting more alike sword and sorcery or high fantasy. Sword and sorcery ( S&S) is a fantasy subgenre generally characterized by swashbuckling heroes engaged in exciting and violent conflicts High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of Fantasy fiction that is set in invented or parallel worlds. Dark fantasy includes "grittier" fantasy, conducted in settings which represent the brutality of the medieval period more realisticly than the traditionally idealised representations of conventional fantasy, generally with a dash of supernatural horror. It may or may not take place in its own fantasy world. A fantasy world is a type of Imaginary world, part of a Fictional universe used in Fantasy novels and games

Erotic fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Erotic fantasy. |} is a long-running Dark fantasy Manga by Mangaka Kentarō Miura. is a Japanese Mangaka best known for his popular Seinen Manga, Berserk. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) A sexual fantasy, also called an erotic fantasy, is a deliberate fantasy or pattern of Thoughts with the goal of creating or enhancing sexual feelings

Erotic fantasy utilizes erotica in a fantasy setting. Erotica (from the Greek Eros —"desire" or "curiosa" works of art including literature, photography film sculpture

This subgenre can, in fact, overlap with almost every other subgenre, since its distinguishing traits are not the fantastical elements or setting that distinguish the others.

Fairytale fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Fairytale fantasy. Kushiel's Dart is Jacqueline Carey 's first novel and the first of the novels in her Kushiel's Legacy series Jacqueline Carey is the name of two authors For the author of The Crossley Baby, see Jacqueline Carey (II. Fairytale fantasy is distinguished from other subgenres of Fantasy by the works' heavy use of motifs and often plots from folklore

Fairytale fantasy is distinguished from other subgenres by the works' heavy use of motifs, and often plots, from folklore. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting They sometimes ignore the standards of world-building common to fantasy as blithely as the tales from which they derive, though not always; stories that use a high fantasy, contemporary, or historical setting, with the world-building thus entailed, may also be considered part of those genres.

Heroic fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Heroic fantasy. George MacDonald ( 10 December 1824 &mdash 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author poet and Christian minister The Princess and the Goblin is a children's Fantasy Novel by George MacDonald. James Grover Thurber ( December 8, 1894 &ndash November 2, 1961) was an American Humorist and Cartoonist. The Thirteen Clocks is a fantasy tale written by James Thurber in 1950 in Bermuda while he was completing one of his other novels Robin McKinley (born November 16, 1952 as Jennifer Carolyn Robin Turrell McKinley) is a Fantasy Author especially known for her Tanith Lee (born September 19, 1947) is a British Writer of Science fiction, horror and Fantasy. Patricia Collins Wrede is an American Fantasy Writer, born 1953 in Chicago Illinois; she is the eldest of five children Snow-White and Rose-Red ( German: Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot) is a German Fairy tale. Shannon Hale (born January 26, 1974) is an American author of Young adult Fantasy and adult fiction The Goose Girl is a German Fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. Book of a Thousand Days is a fantasy novel by Shannon Hale. It is her second novel based on a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, this time Heroic fantasy is a sub-genre of Fantasy literature which chronicles the tales of heroes and their conquests in imaginary lands

A subgenre touching high fantasy on one hand and sword-and-sorcery on the other. A hero is usually the main character, and is usually on a quest, and often is carrying one or more magical items. This article is about the word for other meanings see Quest (disambiguation A quest is a journey towards a goal used in Mythology

High fantasy

For more details on this topic, see High fantasy. The Lord of the Rings is an epic The Inheritance Cycle is a series of young-adult Fantasy novels by Christopher Paolini. Christopher Paolini (born November 17 1983 in Southern California) is an American writer The Hero and the Crown, is a fantasy novel written by Robin McKinley and published by The Berkley Publishing Group in 1984 The Blue Sword is a fantasy novel written by Robin McKinley and published by the Berkley Publishing Group in 1982 Robin McKinley (born November 16, 1952 as Jennifer Carolyn Robin Turrell McKinley) is a Fantasy Author especially known for her Lloyd Chudley Alexander ( January 30, 1924 - May 17, 2007) was a widely-influential American author of more than forty books The Deryni are a fictional race of humans who possess a variety of psychic and magical abilities in the Deryni series of Historical fantasy Novels by Katherine (Irene Kurtz (born 18 October 1944) is the author of numerous Fantasy novels especially the Deryni novels. The Sword of Shannara is a 1977 epic fantasy novel by Terry Brooks. The Worm Ouroboros (1922 is a Heroic High fantasy Novel by Eric Rücker Eddison. Eric Rücker Eddison ( November 24, 1882 – August 18, 1945) was an English civil servant and author writing under the name "E The Belgariad is a five- Book Fantasy epic written by David Eddings. David Eddings (born July 7, 1931) is an American author who has written several best-selling series of epic fantasy novels High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of Fantasy fiction that is set in invented or parallel worlds.

The term high fantasy (also epic fantasy) generally refers to fantasy that depicts an epic struggle between good and evil in a fantasy world, parallel to ours. A fantasy world is a type of Imaginary world, part of a Fictional universe used in Fantasy novels and games The moral concepts in such tales take on objective status, and are not relative to the one making the judgement.

The moral tone and high stakes -- usually world-shaking -- separates this genre from sword and sorcery, while the degree to which the world is not based on a real-world history separates it from historical fantasy. The Fantasy Genre has spawned many new Subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or Folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is The Fantasy Genre has spawned many new Subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or Folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is

Historical fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Historical fantasy. Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963 The Wheel of Time (abbreviated by fans to WoT) is a series of epic fantasy novels written by the late American author James Oliver Robert Jordan was the Pen name of James Oliver Rigney Jr ( October 17, 1948 &ndash September 16, 2007) under which he His Dark Materials is a Trilogy of Fantasy Novels by Philip Pullman comprising Northern Lights (1995 Philip Pullman CBE (born October 19, 1946) is an English writer. A Wrinkle in Time is a Science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle, written between 1959 and 1960 and published in 1962 Madeleine L'Engle ( November 29 1918 &ndash September 6 2007) was an American writer best known for her Young Adult fiction The Dark Is Rising is the name of a five-book series of children's novels by Susan Cooper originally published in the 1960s and 1970s Susan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) is a British Author best known for The Dark Is Rising, an award-winning five-volume Holly Black née Riggenbach in 1971 and during her early years her family lived in a "decrepit Victorian house" Historical fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy, related to Historical fiction.

Historical fantasy takes two distinct forms. One encompasses stories set in the historical past but with fantasy elements introduced, much as contemporary fantasy is set in the present. The other is set in a created fantasy world that closely parallels our own, with recognisable analogs for countries, historical events or historical personages.

Celtic Fantasy

Within the genre, further subgenres arise when a given historical era is popular. Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942) better known by the Pseudonym C The Sarantine Mosaic is a Historical fantasy duology by Guy Gavriel Kay, comprising Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors. Guy Gavriel Kay (born November 7, 1954) is a Canadian author of Fantasy fiction. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is the debut novel by British writer Susanna Clarke. Susanna Clarke (born November 1, 1959) is a British author best known for her debut Novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A Song of Ice and Fire is an award-winning series of Epic fantasy Novels by American novelist and screenwriter George R George Raymond Richard Martin ( September 20, 1948) sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American Author and Screenwriter Prince of Nothing is a series of Fantasy books by the Canadian author R Richard Scott Bakker (born February 2, 1967, Simcoe Ontario) is a Canadian Fantasy Author. For instance, many fantasy settings have been in, or inspired by, Dark Age Celtic cultures have lead to the name of "Celtic fantasy. "

Steampunk

Fantasy Steampunk is another subgenre of historical fantasy, being set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras, although certain technological features must also be present to label it as steampunk, and some works in this genre are alternate history. Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942) better known by the Pseudonym C Katherine (Irene Kurtz (born 18 October 1944) is the author of numerous Fantasy novels especially the Deryni novels. The Deryni are a fictional race of humans who possess a variety of psychic and magical abilities in the Deryni series of Historical fantasy Novels by Teresa Edgerton (born Van Nuys, California, in 1949 is an Author of Fantasy novels and Short stories set in worlds that parallel Katharine Kerr (born 1944 is a Science fiction and Fantasy novelist best known for her series of Celtic -influenced high fantasy novels set in the fictional Deverry is a fictional kingdom in the Deverry cycle, a series of novels by Katharine Kerr. Spiderweb Software is a small Video game developer founded in 1994 by Jeff Vogel and located in Seattle Washington. For the British brewery see Nethergate Brewery. Nethergate is a computer-based historical-fiction fantasy Role-playing Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and Speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s The Fantasy Genre has spawned many new Subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or Folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is

Wuxia

For more details on this topic, see Wuxia. Wuxia or Wǔxiá ( Mandarin ùɕiɑ̌ Hanyu Pinyin: Wǔxiá, Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 hap6 Taiwanese/Hokkien bu hiap

Wǔxiá (Traditional Chinese: 武俠, Simplified Chinese: 武侠, Mandarin IPA: wuɕiɑ, Cantonese Pinyin: mów hàb), literally meaning "martial (arts) heroes", is a sub-genre of the quasi-fantasy and martial arts genre in literature, television and cinema. Wǔxiá figures prominently in the popular culture of Chinese-speaking areas, and the most important writers have devoted followings.

The wǔxiá genre is a blend of the philosophy of xiá (俠, "honor code", "an ethical person", "a hero"), and China's long history in wǔshù ("kung fu" (pronounced gong fu, despite popular misconceptions) or "martial arts"). A martial artist who follows the code of xiá is called a swordsman, or xiákè (俠客/侠客, literally "chivalrous guest"). Japan's samurai bushidō traditions, England's knight chivalry traditions, and America's gunslinger Western traditions all share some aspects with China's swordsman xiá traditions. The swordsman, however, need not serve a lord or hold any military power and they are not required to be from an aristocratic class.

Historical high fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Historical high fantasy. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon ( is a Chinese-language Film in the Wuxia ( chivalric and martial arts) style Ang Lee ( (born October 23, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Film director from Taiwan. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

When the historical setting is used for characters and a plot resembling high fantasy, the names may be combined to indicate this subgenre. The Chronicles of Narnia is a very good example.

Medieval fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Medieval fantasy. Medieval fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy that encompasses Medieval era High fantasy and sometimes simply represents fictitious versions of historic events

Juvenile fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Juvenile fantasy. Juvenile fantasy is Children's literature with fantasy elements Fantasy intended for readers not yet adult

Fantasies may be intended specifically for a juvenile audience. This subgenre usually overlaps with others.

Low fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Low fantasy. Joanne "Jo" Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965 who writes under the Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963 Lyman Frank Baum ( May 15 1856 &ndash May 5 1919) was an American Author, Actor, and Independent filmmaker Norton Juster (born June 2, 1929) is an American Architect and Author. The Phantom Tollbooth ( 1961) is a children's novel and a modern Fairy tale featuring Wordplay and adventure written by Norton Juster Mary Norton, née Spenser ( January 10, 1903 &ndash August 29, 1992) was a British children's author The Borrowers is a children's fantasy Novel by Mary Norton about tiny people who "borrow" things from normal Humans and keep their Kenneth Grahame ( March 8, 1859 – July 6, 1932) was a British Writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows is a classic of Children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. The Hobbit or There and Back Again is an award-winning fantasy Low fantasy is an Umbrella term, describing various works within different sub-genres of Fantasy, to contrast specific works with High fantasy

Low fantasy is not a proper subgenre as such, but a catch-all term employed to describe works of fantasy literature described in an antagonistic relationship with the more well-defined high fantasy genre. High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of Fantasy fiction that is set in invented or parallel worlds. As such, it can indicate fantasy that tries not to emphasise magic; fantasy set in the real world; fantasy that contains realism and a more cynical worldview; and Dark fantasy -- among others. Realism in the Visual arts and Literature is the depiction of subjects as they appear in Everyday life, without embellishment or interpretation Dark fantasy is a subgenre that combines elements of fantasy including marvelous abilities with those of horror

Fantasy of manners

For more details on this topic, see Fantasy of manners. The fantasy of manners is a subgenre of Fantasy literature. The term was first used in print by Science fiction critic Donald G

Fantasy of manners, sometimes called "mannerpunk", is the fantasy genre's arena for the comedy of manners. The comedy of manners satirizes the manners and affectations of a Social class, often represented by Stock characters, such as the Miles gloriosus Its worlds involve elaborately complex social hierarchies, and its plots revolve around its characters' interactions within those hierarchies in the traditions of Jane Austen or Anthony Hope. Jane Austen (16 Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, better known as Anthony Hope (9 February 1863 – 8 July 1933 was an English novelist and playwright

Many fantasy of manners could, by the setting, be classified as alternate history, high fantasy, or historical fantasy. The Fantasy Genre has spawned many new Subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or Folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is The Fantasy Genre has spawned many new Subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or Folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is The Fantasy Genre has spawned many new Subgenres with no clear counterparts in the myths or Folklore upon which the tradition of fantasy storytelling is The subgenre is marked out by tone and plot, and the centrality of etiquette to the characters' negiotations.

Mythic fiction

Mythic fiction is a term often used for contemporary, real-world fantasy (including fantastical work published as mainstream fiction) that draws upon the themes, symbols, and archetypes of myth and folklore. Ellen Kushner is an American writer of fantasy novels, and the host of the radio program Sound & Spirit, produced by WGBH in Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Teresa Edgerton (born Van Nuys, California, in 1949 is an Author of Fantasy novels and Short stories set in worlds that parallel Martha Wells is an American Fantasy and Science fiction author Discworld is a comedic Fantasy Book series by the British author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948 is an English fantasy, Science fiction, and children's author. Mythic fiction is literature that is rooted in inspired by or that in some way draws from the Tropes Themes and Symbolism of Myth, Folklore Mythic fiction overlaps with urban fantasy and the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but mythic fiction also includes contemporary works in non-urban settings. Urban fantasy is a subset of Contemporary fantasy, consisting of magical novels and stories set in contemporary real-world urban settings--as opposed to 'traditional'

Though often very loosely based in mythology, it uses familiar mythological personages archetypes(such as tricksters, or the thunderer). In Mythology, and in the study of Folklore and Religion, a trickster is a God, Goddess, spirit, man woman or anthropomorphic Thunder is the sound made by Lightning. Depending on the nature of the lightning and distance of the listener it can range from a sharp This is in contrast to many other forms of fantasy (with the usual exception of fairytale fantasy), such as the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, which generally invent their own legends and folklore, and volunteer entirely new pantheons, or attempt to disguise actual mythology with made-up names. Some examples of mythic fiction:

Mythpunk

Mythpunk, a subgenre of mythic fiction, is a term used by Catherynne M. Valente and other American fantasy writers to define a specific brand of nonrealist fiction, largely written by women authors, which starts in folklore and myth and from there layers in postmodern fantastic techniques: urban fantasy, confessional poetry, non-linear storytelling, linguistic calisthenics, worldbuilding, and academic fantasy. Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian Fantasy Author and Celtic Folk musician Along with writers " The Stolen Child " is a Poem by William Butler Yeats, published in 1889 in The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems. Keith Donohue (born 1960 is an American Novelist. His acclaimed 2006 novel The Stolen Child, about a Changeling, was inspired Strandloper is a novel by English writer Alan Garner, published in 1996. Alan Garner OBE (born in Congleton, Cheshire, October 17, 1934) is an English writer whose work is firmly rooted in Cheshire Anansi Boys is a Novel by Neil Gaiman. It is a companion to Gaiman's earlier novel American Gods. Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and American Gods is a Novel by Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, Fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern Mythago Wood is a Fantasy Novel written by the award winning author Robert Holdstock. Robert Paul Holdstock (born August 2, 1948) is an English Novelist and author best known for his works of Fantasy literature, predominantly in Graham Joyce (born 1954 is an English writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards for both his novels and short stories The Famished Road is the Booker Prize -winning Novel written by Nigerian author Ben Okri. Ben Okri (born on March 15, 1959) is a Nigerian Poet and Novelist. Not before sundown (orig fin. Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi, USA: Troll - a love story) is a novel written by Finnish author Johanna Sinisalo (born 1958 is a Finnish Science fiction and Fantasy writer The Wood Wife by Terri Windling was published by Tor Books in 1996 and won the Mythopoeic Award for Novel of the Year A number of cyberpunk derivatives have become recognized as distinct subgenres in Speculative fiction. Mythic fiction is literature that is rooted in inspired by or that in some way draws from the Tropes Themes and Symbolism of Myth, Folklore Catherynne M Valente (born May 5, 1979, Seattle Washington) is an American poet novelist and literary critic Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Writers of works that can be considered to fall under the mythpunk label are Greer Gilman, Theodora Goss, Yoon Ha Lee, Vera Nazarian, Holly Phillips, Sonya Taaffe, Erzebet Barthold Yellow-Boy, and Valente herself. Theodora Goss is a Hungarian American writer of Fantasy short stories. Vera Nazarian (born May 25, 1966 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian-born American writer of fantasy science fiction and other "wonder Sonya Taaffe is a Massachusetts-based author of short fiction and poetry

Romantic fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Romantic fantasy. Romantic fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy fiction that is set in a romanticised fantastical world centering on the development of the relationships social

The plots of romantic fantasies centre upon a romantic relationship between the protagonists, and the plots or settings include fantastical elements. Romantic fantasy has been published both as fantasy and as romance.

Although this subgenre can overlap with almost every other fantasy subgenre, since its distinguishing traits are not the fantastical elements or setting that distinguish the others, most romantic fantasy shares setting elements that go beyond the focus on romantic relationships. Romantic fantasy novels usually feature valiant female warriors and in most of these books, female soldiers and mercenaries are either accepted and common in enlightened realms, or gain acceptance in the course of the story.

Science fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Science fantasy. Diane Duane (born May 18, 1952) is an American Science fiction and Fantasy author Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Arrows of the Queen is the name of a fantasy Novel by Mercedes Lackey. Mercedes Lackey (born June 24, 1950) New York New York (also known as Misty Lackey) is a prolific American author of fantasy novels Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Wild Magic is a Fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce, the first in a series of four books The Immortals. Tamora Pierce ( December 13, 1954) is an author of Fantasy literature for young adults Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Science fantasy is a mixed Genre of story which contains some Science fiction and some Fantasy elements

Fantasy and science fiction jointly share the subgenre called science fantasy, which has many of the trappings of science fiction, such as space travel and laser guns, but also contains significant elements that bear more resemblance to magic than science or in some other way draw more from fantasy than from science fiction. One of the best known examples of science fantasy is the Star Wars series of films, set aboard spaceships and on alien planets but featuring swashbuckling knights, princesses in distress, a dark sorcerer who has enslaved the galaxy, a mystical source of magical power called the Force, and even an opening line that is a variant of "Once upon a time": A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Swashbuckler or swasher is a term that developed in the 16th century to describe rough noisy and boastful Swordsmen It is based on a fighting style using a

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Sword and Planet

For more details on this topic, see Sword and Planet. Planetary romance is a type of Science fantasy story in which the bulk of the action consists of adventures on one or more exotic alien planets characterized by distinctive Sword and Planet is a Subgenre of Speculative fiction that features rousing adventure stories set on other planets and usually featuring Earthmen as protagonists

A subgenre of science fantasy, it focuses on swashbuckling adventures on other planets. Swashbuckler or swasher is a term that developed in the 16th century to describe rough noisy and boastful Swordsmen It is based on a fighting style using a

Dying Earth fiction

For more details on this topic, see Dying Earth subgenre. Edgar Rice Burroughs ( September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author best known for his creation of the jungle hero Barsoom is a fictional version of the planet Mars invented by author Edgar Rice Burroughs for a series of action adventure stories Otis Adelbert Kline (1891-1946 was an adventure novelist and literary agent during the pulp era John Frederick Lange Jr (born June 3, 1931) better known under his pen name John Norman, is a Professor of Philosophy and an author Gor, the Counter-Earth, is the alternate-world setting for John Norman's Chronicles of Gor, a series of twenty six novels that combine Philosophy Henry Kenneth Bulmer, ( January 14, 1921 – December 16, 2005) born in London, England, was a British author The Dray Prescot series is a sequence of fifty-three Science fiction Novels and a number of associated short stories of the subgenre generally The Dying Earth Subgenre is a sub-category of Science fantasy which takes place at the End of Time, when the Sun slowly fades and the laws of the universe

A subgenre of science fantasy, distinguished by its setting in the far-distant future.

Superhero fantasy

For more details on this topic, see Superhero. The Dying Earth is a series of Fantasy Fixups (novels created from older short stories by American author Jack Vance. John Holbrook Vance (born August 28, 1916 in San Francisco, For the Roman town located in modern day Wroxeter, Great Britain, see Viroconium Cornoviorum. Michael John Harrison (born July 26, 1945) who writes as M John Harrison, is a British author of Science fiction, Fantasy The Book of the New Sun is a novel in four parts written (1980–83 by Science fiction and Fantasy author Gene Wolfe. Gene Wolfe (born May 7, 1931, New York New York) is an American Science fiction and Fantasy writer A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do

Superhero fantasy began in American comic books, evolving into a combination of science fantasy and contemporary fantasy. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative That is, it is a genre that is typically set in the contemporary world in where all fantastic concepts from extraterrestrials and futuristic technology to magic and classic mythological beings potentially co-exist. The feature characters, however, are costumed heroes often endowed with fantastic abilities, skills or equipment.

Sword and sorcery

For more details on this topic, see Sword and sorcery. Lois & Clark Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942) better known by the Pseudonym C Wild Cards is a Science fiction and Superhero anthology series set in a Shared universe George Raymond Richard Martin ( September 20, 1948) sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American Author and Screenwriter Visionaries Knights of the Magical Light is a half hour Animated television series from 1987. Sword and sorcery ( S&S) is a fantasy subgenre generally characterized by swashbuckling heroes engaged in exciting and violent conflicts

Inspired primarily by the works of Robert E. Howard, especially Conan the Barbarian, sword and sorcery is more concerned with immediate physical threats and action than high fantasy, distinguishing the two genres. Robert Ervin Howard ( January 22 1906 &ndash June 11 1936) was an American pulp writer of Fantasy, Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian, from the name of his homeland Cimmeria) is a Fictional character often associated with Further, sword and sorcery, in contrast to high fantasy, tends to portray amoral protagonists and/or worlds--there are rarely objective values, or any sort of cosmic justice. Amorality is the quality of existence in which the concept of Morality (or Right and wrong) is invalid Even when the protagonists act morally and do incidental good deeds along the way, the usual protagonist's motivation is self-interest.

Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian, from the name of his homeland Cimmeria) is a Fictional character often associated with Robert Ervin Howard ( January 22 1906 &ndash June 11 1936) was an American pulp writer of Fantasy, Jirel of Joiry is one of the most notable creations of writer C Catherine Lucille Moore ( January 24, 1911 – April 4, 1987) was an American Science fiction and Fantasy Michael John Moorcock (born 18 December 1939, in London) is an English writer primarily of Science fiction and fantasy who has also Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser are two seminal Sword-and-sorcery heroes created by Fritz Leiber (1910–1992 and loosely modelled upon himself and his friend Harry This article refers to the science fiction writer For the actor see Fritz Leiber Sr Kane is a literary character created by Karl Edward Wagner in a series of Sword and sorcery novels and short stories between 1970 and 1985 Karl Edward Wagner ( 4 December 1945 &ndash 13 October 1994) was an American writer editor and publisher of horror,
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