Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ]
The specific problem is: all entries should be reliably sourced to news articles, books, or reviews (reputable critics, not random blogs) that associate the work in the series to be "high fantasy". Please help improve this article if you can. (March 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Wilderlands of High Fantasy: High fantasy: Generic D&D, D&D 3rd edition: Judges Guild, Necromancer Games: 1976-1983, 2004-2005 Better known as City State of the Invincible Overlord, it is the first ever published city setting for RPG and the surrounding world developed around it. World Tree RPG: High fantasy: the World Tree Padwolf Publishing 2001
High fantasy novels, a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot. High fantasy is set in an alternative, fictional ("secondary") world, rather than the "real" or "primary" world. This secondary world is usually internally consistent, but its rules differ from those of ...
High Sorcery is a collection of fantasy short stories by American writer Andre Norton.It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in March 1970, and was reprinted by the same publisher in 1971, 1973, and 1976; a second edition, reset but otherwise unchanged, was published in paperback by Ace in March 1979, and was reprinted in 1982 and 1984.
Witch World is a speculative fiction project of American writer Andre Norton, inaugurated by her 1963 novel Witch World and continuing more than four decades. Beginning in the mid-1980s, when she was about 75 years old, Norton recruited other writers to the project, and some books were published only after her death in 2005. [1]
This depiction predates the modern fantasy genre, being derived from the traditional image of wizards such as Merlin. [7] [14] In fantasy, a magician may be shown wearing a pointed hat, robes, and/or a cloak. In more modern stories, a magician may be dressed similarly to a stage magician, wearing a top hat and tails, with an optional cape.
[1]: 616 Fantasy writers use a variety of techniques to limit the magic in their stories, [4] such as limiting the number of spells a character has or may cast before needing rest, [4] restricting a character's magic to the use of a specific object, [4] limiting magic to the use of certain rare materials, [5] or restricting the magic a ...