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Bangsian fantasy, interactions with famous historical figures in the afterlife, named for John Kendrick Bangs. Comic fantasy, humorous in tone. Contemporary fantasy, set in the modern world or a world based on a contemporary era but involving magic or other supernatural elements. Dark fantasy, including elements of horror fiction.
e. Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults.
A kingdom that is the main setting of The Legend of Zelda franchise. The Legend of Zelda. 1986. A C N T V. Ivalice. Yasumi Matsuno. Setting of multiple video games, including Final Fantasy Tactics, Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, and Final Fantasy XII. Final Fantasy Tactics. 1997.
Svetlana Martynchik 's Labyrinths of Echo series (under the pseudonym Max Frei) Aleksandr Mazin 's Fargal, the World of Ashshur series and The Dragon of Kong series. Anne McCaffrey 's Dragonriders of Pern series. Brian McClellan 's Powder Mage series. Dennis L. McKiernan 's The Iron Tower trilogy and other Mithgar works.
The modern fantasy genre is distinguished from tales and folklore which contain fantastic elements, first by the acknowledged fictitious nature of the work, and second by the naming of an author. [citation needed] Authors like George MacDonald (1824–1905) created the first explicitly fantastic works.
High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy [1] defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot. [2] High fantasy is usually set in an alternative, fictional ("secondary") world, rather than the "real" or "primary" world. [2] This secondary world is usually internally consistent ...
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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 Fantasy, Supernatural Fiction and Paranormal fiction. Several authors note that in contemporary fantasy, magical or fantastic elements are separate or secret from the mundane world.