High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or...
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Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction which involves themes of the supernatural, magic, and imaginary worlds and creatures. Its roots are in oral...
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This list contains a variety of examples of high fantasy or epic fantasy fiction. The list is ordered alphabetically by author or originator's last name...
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contrasts with high fantasy stories, which take place in fictional worlds that have their own sets of rules and physical laws. Intrusion fantasy places less...
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subgenres, much as in fantasy literature, are somewhat fluid. The most common fantasy subgenres depicted in movies are high fantasy and sword and sorcery...
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A fantasy trope is a specific type of literary trope (recurring theme) that occurs in fantasy fiction. Worldbuilding, plot, and characterization have...
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Dark fantasy, also called fantasy horror, is a subgenre of fantasy literary, artistic, and cinematic works that incorporates disturbing and frightening...
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High fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction. This term may also refer to: High Fantasy (film) (2017) directed by Jenna Bass High Fantasy (role-playing...
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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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viable. Today, fantasy continues as an expansive, multi-layered milieu encompassing many subgenres, including traditional high fantasy, sword and sorcery...
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Dimension 20 (redirect from Fantasy High)
first season of Fantasy High. A sequel to this campaign, titled Fantasy High: Sophomore Year, premiered in 2019. Episodes of Fantasy High: Sophomore Year...
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Contemporary fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy set in the present day. It is perhaps most popular for its subgenres, Occult detective fiction, urban fantasy, low...
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Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic...
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Sword and sorcery (redirect from Heroic fantasy)
magic, and the supernatural are also often present. Unlike works of high fantasy, the tales, though dramatic, focus on personal battles rather than world-endangering...
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Wilderlands of High Fantasy is a supplement for fantasy role-playing games published by Judges Guild in 1977. It is part of the same world as their earlier...
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List of writing genres (redirect from List of fantasy subgenres)
fiction Fantasy By setting Epic / high fantasy Hard fantasy Historical fantasy Prehistoric fantasy Medieval fantasy Wuxia Low fantasy Urban fantasy Paranormal...
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Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, placing supernatural elements in a contemporary urban setting. The combination provides the writer with a platform...
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his book Here Be Dragons: Exploring Fantasy Maps and Settings, Ekman says, "In modern fantasy, especially high fantasy, maps are considered common enough...
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Adventures In High Fantasy is a 1981 role-playing game adventure published by Reston Publishing for High Fantasy. Adventures In High Fantasy is a supplement...
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Grimdark (redirect from Grimdark fantasy)
whereas in high fantasy everything is predestined and the tension revolves around how the heroes defeat the Dark Lord, grimdark is "fantasy protestantism":...
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fantasy authors, authors known for writing works of fantasy, fantasy literature, or related genres of magic realism, horror fiction, science fantasy....
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Brandon Sanderson (category American fantasy writers)
author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult books. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels...
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or exotic fantasy worlds. Fantasy television programs are often based on tales from mythology and folklore, or are adapted from fantasy stories in other...
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In psychology, fantasy is a broad range of mental experiences, mediated by the faculty of imagination in the human brain, and marked by an expression...
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List of campaign settings (section Fantasy campaigns)
James Bond, for example. Amber Alfeimur - Dark fantasy, d20 System, L&A Media Avernos - Medieval fantasy, The continent of Avernos, Rising Phoenix Games...
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enormously influenced fantasy writing, establishing in particular the form of high or epic fantasy, set in a secondary or fantasy world in an act of mythopoeia...
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A sexual fantasy or erotic fantasy is an autoerotic mental image or pattern of thought that stirs a person's sexuality and can create or enhance sexual...
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The fantasy of manners is a subgenre of fantasy literature that also partakes of the nature of a comedy of manners (though it is not necessarily humorous)...
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game rules means that Dungeon Masters (DM) are free to create their own fantasy campaign settings. For those who wanted a pre-packaged setting in which...
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High Fantasy is a 2017 South African comedy film directed by Jenna Bass. It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film...
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