Source: https://tooleybook.com/blog/choosing-your-fantasy-subgenre/
Fantasy, from the Greek ϕαντασία meaning ‘making visible,’ is a genre of fiction that concentrates on imaginary elements (the fantastic). This can mean magic, the supernatural, alternate worlds, superheroes, monsters, fairies, magical creatures, mythological heroes—essentially, anything that an author can imagine outside of reality. With fantasy, the magical or supernatural elements serve as the foundation of the plot, setting, characterization, or storyline in general. Nowadays, fantasy is popular across a huge range of media—film, television, comic books, games, art, and literature—but, it’s predominate and most influential place has always been in literature.
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Summary: Why is J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy so compelling? How about The Matrix or Harry Potter? What makes these disparate worlds come alive are clear, consistent rules for how people, societies -- and even the laws of physics -- function in these fictional universes. Author Kate Messner offers a few tricks for you, too, to create a world worth exploring in your own words.
Most fantasy books are given 'subject headings' that identify them as belonging to that genre. Subject headings are like tags that can help you find related books in the library's catalog. The genre subject headings are often used for fantasy novels - click any term to be taken to a list of related books in the Library catalog (you may have to click the heading again on the next page).
Author of THE PRISON HEALER
The Prison Healer Trilogy
The prison healer by The Medoran Chronicles
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For readers who enjoy magical realism, the story takes place in a world grounded in reality, where fantastical elements are seamlessly integrated and accepted as ordinary. Similar to fairy tales, magical realism blurs the boundary between fantasy and reality, creating a unique blend of both.
