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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' fantasy set in wholly imaginary landscapes, even ones containing imaginary cities, or having most of their action take place in them. Contemporary fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy, also known as modern-day fantasy, or indigenous fantasy. Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Urban fantasy may also refer to more modern versions of 'traditional' fantasy worlds. The modern urban fantasy protagonist faces extraordinary circumstances as plots unfold in either open (where magic or paranormal events are commonly accepted to exist) or closed (where magical powers or creatures are concealed) worlds.

Although history of modern urban fantasy can be traced as far back as the 1920s (particularly in the field of children's fiction), it was in the 1980s that the term became widely used among adult fantasy writers and readers--and that the form grew in popularity to become a sub-genre of its own. Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 Pioneers of this genre were:

Subsequent authors to enter the field and expand its territory include:

Film

Though the term itself is only beginning to become established within film theory, many films can be said to follow the conventions of urban fantasy. China Tom Miéville (ˈtʃɑinɑ ˈmieɪˌvɪl (born September 6, 1972 in Norwich) is an award-winning English "fantastic fiction" C E Murphy ( June 1, 1973) is an Alaskan born writer of Fantasy Novels short stories and Comic books. Kat Richardson is an American Author best known Lilith Saintcrow (also known as Anna Beguine) is a published author who writes mainly paranormal romance and urban fantasy Wm (William Mark Simmons (born 1953) in Independence Missouri,` is a Writer best known for his humorous Fantasy and horror Wen Spencer (born 1963) is an American Science fiction and Fantasy Writer whose books center around characters with unusual abilities Jeanne C Stein is an American Urban Fantasy author living in Colorado. Rob Thurman is the Author of three Novels Nightlife, Moonshine and Madhouse. Carrie Vaughn is an American author who writes the Urban fantasy Kitty Norville series Kit Whitfield is an English novelist Her first book titled Bareback in the UK and Benighted in the US was published by Random House in August 2006 Film theory debates the essence of the cinema and provides conceptual frameworks for understanding film's relationship to Reality, the other Arts individual

Films and television programs that have been called works of urban fantasy include:

The Crow is a Comic book series created by James O'Barr. The series was originally written by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death Urchin is a 2007 fictional film about a homeless boy living in a New York City underground Mole people community called Scum-City Big Trouble in Little China (also known as John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China) is a 1986 American Comedy / Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e Angel is an American Television series, a Spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Supernatural is an American horror television series regarding the Paranormal. Neverwhere is an Urban fantasy Television series by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC Two. The Dresden Files is a series of Fantasy / mystery novels written by Jim Butcher. Moonlight is an American Paranormal romance Television drama created by Ron Koslow and Trevor Munson who also served as Executive producers
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