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 | A fantasy genre which concerns the use of famous literary or historical individuals and their interactions in the afterlife. It is named for John Kendrick Bangs, who often wrote in this genre.
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| (also known as modern fantasy or indigenous fantasy): A subgenre of fantasy, set in the present day. These are used to describe stories set in the putative real world (often referred to as consensus reality) in contemporary times, in which magic and magical creatures exist, either living in the interstices of our world or leaking over from alternate worlds.
 Urban | 1 | 1 |  Contemporary Fan...
Sun Feb 10, 2019 8:58 pm
Kairo Tigen |
| A subgenre of fantasy which can refer to literary, artistic, and filmic works that combine fantasy with elements of horror. The term can be used broadly to refer to fantastical works that have a dark, gloomy atmosphere or a sense of horror and dread and a dark, often brooding, tone.
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Tue Dec 14, 2021 10:54 am
The Omnipedia |
| A type of narration demonstrating a useful truth. Animals speak as humans, legendary, supernatural tale.
| 1 | 1 | Fable Fantasy: A...
Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:05 pm
Kairo Tigen |
| A literary genre about various magical creatures, environments, et cetera. Many fairy tales are generally targeted for children.
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Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:17 pm
The Omnipedia |
| Fantasy where the magical elements are constructed in a logical and rational manner.
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| Mythical stories with highly developed characters and story lines. E.g. Malazan Book of the Fallen and The Lord of the Rings
| 1 | 1 |  The Veritas (Boo...
Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:16 am
The Tyranophant |
| subgenre of fantasy which chronicles the tales of heroes in imaginary lands. Frequently, the protagonist is reluctant to be a champion, is of low or humble origin, and has royal ancestors or parents but does not know it. Though events are usually beyond their control, they are thrust into positions of great responsibility where their mettle is tested in a number of spiritual and physical challenges.
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| Stories, oftentimes of a national hero or other folk figure, which have a basis in fact, but also contain imaginative material.
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Sun Sep 17, 2017 11:01 am
Grimnyzmal |
| Popular in Japan, of girls who use magic in either their training, idol stardom or even to fight evil.
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| Literature that is rooted in, inspired by, or that in some way draws from the tropes, themes and symbolism of myth, folklore, and fairy tales.[1] The term is widely credited to Charles de Lint and Terri Windling. Mythic fiction overlaps with urban fantasy and the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but mythic fiction also includes contemporary works in non-urban settings. Mythic fiction refers to works of contemporary literature that often cross the divide between literary and fantasy fiction.
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| A story with mystical elements that are scientifically explainable, or which combines science fiction elements with fantasy elements. It should be noted that science fiction was once actually referred to under this name, but that it is no longer used to denote that genre, and has somewhat fallen out of favor as a genre descriptor.
Sword And Planet, Dying Earth, Gaslamp | 1 | 1 | Science Fantasy:...
Sun Feb 10, 2019 7:50 pm
Kairo Tigen |
| A genre of fantasy that revolves around the gods and monsters of Chinese mythology.
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| A blend of heroic fantasy, adventure, and frequent elements of the horrific in which a mighty barbaric warrior hero is pitted against both human and supernatural adversaries. Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Cimmerian, Kull of Atlantis, the Pictish king Bran Mak Morn, etc. is generally acknowledged as the founder of the genre, chiefly through his writings for Weird Tales and other 1920s and 1930s pulp magazines.
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