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For purposes of defining or categorizing works within particular genres, the term "fantasy" might include: | For purposes of defining or categorizing works within particular genres, the term "fantasy" might include: | ||
* high fantasy | * [[high fantasy]] (''[[Lord of the Rings]]'') | ||
* urban fantasy | * [[contemporary fantasy]], including [[urban fantasy]], [[elfpunk]], [[paranormal chick-lit]] | ||
* dark fantasy | * [[dark fantasy]] | ||
* | * [[magical realism]] | ||
* science fantasy | * [[science fantasy]] | ||
* romantic fantasy | * [[romantic fantasy]] | ||
* [[alternate history]] (which can be either [[science fiction]] or [[fantasy]] or, sometimes, both) | |||
* [[Bangsian fantasy]] | |||
* [[comic fantasy]] ([[Terry Pratchett]], ''[[Chicks in Chainmail series]]'') | |||
* [[erotic fantasy]] | |||
* [[hard fantasy]] | |||
* [[heroic fantasy]] | |||
* [[historical fantasy]] | |||
* [[domestic fantasy]] | |||
* [[urban fantasy]] (two strains: the first, centered around interfaces between urban life and fantasy -- usually [[fae]] / [[faery]]-related, occasionally [[witchcraft]] or some other kind of magic -- and the second more recent genre, drawn from [[Anne Rice]] and then related particularly to [[paranormal romance]] and to [[vampire fiction]]) | |||
with relationships to: | with relationships to: | ||
* horror | * [[horror]] | ||
* myth | * [[myth]] | ||
* fable | * [[fable]] | ||
* fairy tales | * [[fairy tales]] | ||
* gothic | * [[gothic]] | ||
* supernatural fiction | * [[supernatural fiction]] | ||
* New Age fiction | * [[New Age fiction]] | ||
[[Category:Fantasy| ]] | |||
[[category:Genres]] | [[category:Genres]] | ||
[[Category:SF]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:31, 14 April 2010
For purposes of this site, SF includes fantasy & related subgenres.
For purposes of defining or categorizing works within particular genres, the term "fantasy" might include:
- high fantasy (Lord of the Rings)
- contemporary fantasy, including urban fantasy, elfpunk, paranormal chick-lit
- dark fantasy
- magical realism
- science fantasy
- romantic fantasy
- alternate history (which can be either science fiction or fantasy or, sometimes, both)
- Bangsian fantasy
- comic fantasy (Terry Pratchett, Chicks in Chainmail series)
- erotic fantasy
- hard fantasy
- heroic fantasy
- historical fantasy
- domestic fantasy
- urban fantasy (two strains: the first, centered around interfaces between urban life and fantasy -- usually fae / faery-related, occasionally witchcraft or some other kind of magic -- and the second more recent genre, drawn from Anne Rice and then related particularly to paranormal romance and to vampire fiction)
with relationships to: