Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, as well as a work in this genre. Its roots are in oral traditions, which became...
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portal fantasy aka Isekai and Accidental travel Speculative cross-genre fiction Bizarro fiction Climate fiction (cli-fi) Dying Earth Science fantasy Planetary...
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fantasy fiction Historical fantasy – Genre of fiction List of genres List of high fantasy fiction Low fantasy – Subgenre of fantasy fiction defined by a "mundane"...
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Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy...
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of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults. Fantasy is considered a genre of speculative fiction and is...
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specific literary genre in order to appeal to readers and fans already familiar with that genre. The main genres are crime, fantasy, romance, science...
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Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic) into a more "realistic"...
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romance genre. One of the key features of romantic fantasy involves the focus on relationships, social, political, and romantic. Romantic fantasy has been...
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the dark fantasy genre, notably the Dark Souls series along with Bloodborne and later Elden Ring. Dark fantasy anime and manga Dark fantasy video games...
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fairytale fantasy, and dark fantasy. Even the most fantastic myths, legends and fairy tales differ from modern fantasy genre in three respects: Modern genre fantasy...
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define the genre, excluding portal fantasy and fantasy "in which the magical entity is a blatant anomaly". He arrives at a definition of fantasy set in the...
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referred to as cross-genre, multi-genre, mixed genre, or fusion genre. The Dictionary of Media and Communication describes hybrid genre as "the combination...
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Xianxia (redirect from Cultivation (genre))
simplified Chinese: 仙侠; pinyin: xiānxiá; lit. 'immortal heroes') is a genre of Chinese fantasy heavily inspired by Chinese mythology and influenced by philosophies...
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List of fantasy films is a chronological listing of films in the fantasy genre. Fantasy television programs, including made for TV movies and miniseries...
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The slipstream genre is a term denoting forms of speculative fiction that blends together science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction or do not remain...
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Fantasy comedy or comic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that is primarily humorous in intent and tone. Typically set in imaginary worlds, fantasy comedy...
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fantastic fiction is predominantly within the low fantasy genre. Low fantasy corresponds to the French genre of "le fantastique" but French literature has...
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Science fantasy is a hybrid genre within speculative fiction that simultaneously draws upon or combines tropes and elements from both science fiction...
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Grimdark (redirect from Grimdark fantasy)
equates grimdark to gritty fantasy, as exemplified by George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. Whether grimdark is a genre in its own right or an...
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Genre (French for 'kind, sort') is any style or form of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially agreed-upon...
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The novel's success demonstrated that the genre was commercially distinct and viable. Many later fantasy writers have either imitated Tolkien's work...
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following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to fantasy: Fantasy – genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena...
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Awards for Best Fantasy Film is an award presented to the best film in the fantasy genre by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films...
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Fantasy television is a genre of television programming featuring elements of the fantastic, often including magic, supernatural forces, or exotic fantasy...
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Sword and sorcery (redirect from Heroic fantasy)
Unlike works of high fantasy, the tales, though dramatic, focus on personal battles rather than world-endangering matters. The genre originated from the...
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Campaign setting (redirect from Fantasy setting)
Forgotten Realms setting for Dungeons & Dragons) or a specific genre of game (such as medieval fantasy, or outer space/science fiction adventure). There are numerous...
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itself. Urban fantasy is most often a sub-genre of low fantasy (where magical events intrude on an otherwise-normal world) and/or hard fantasy (treating magic...
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style. Fantasy cartography usually manifests from worldbuilding and often corresponds to narratives within the fantasy and science fiction genres. Stefan...
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A film genre is a stylistic or thematic category for motion pictures based on similarities either in the narrative elements, aesthetic approach, or the...
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fantasy in general; the preponderance of epic fantasy in the genre has made them fantasy commonplaces. They are less typical of contemporary fantasy,...
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