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Fantasy is a genre of fiction that uses supernatural, magical, or imagined elements as a primary part of the plot, setting, or theme—often set in wholly invented “secondary” worlds or by placing the fantastic within the real world.
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- Typical elements: magic, mythical creatures, gods, supernatural powers, and invented histories or languages.
- Common themes: quests, heroism, good vs. evil, transformation, and the clash between ordinary and extraordinary.
- Major subgenres: epic/high fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, urban fantasy, contemporary/portal fantasy, dark/grimdark fantasy, mythic/folkloric fantasy, and fairy-tale retellings.
- Examples: The Lord of the Rings, A Song of Ice and Fire, The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, Neil Gaiman’s works.
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Brief elaboration:
- Typical elements: magic, mythical creatures, gods, supernatural powers, and invented histories or languages.
- Common themes: quests, heroism, good vs. evil, transformation, and the clash between ordinary and extraordinary.
- Major subgenres: epic/high fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, urban fantasy, contemporary/portal fantasy, dark/grimdark fantasy, mythic/folkloric fantasy, and fairy-tale retellings.
- Examples: The Lord of the Rings, A Song of Ice and Fire, The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, Neil Gaiman’s works.
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