Let's Talk About The Fantastical

Hello everyone, glad you could make it back. 

So today we're going to talk about the Fantasy Genre and how big it really is. So we all know that one fantasy book that we all really like. Or pretend to like. Or pretend to know. Or so on and so forth. Well here's the thing, the Fantasy Genre is a lot bigger than what I first thought it was and maybe it will be bigger than what you originally thought too. Today I'm going to dive into Fantasy Genre and the Sub-Genres.

Fantasy (The Big Name)

Fantasy is a fiction genre set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting.

Science Fantasy

Science fantasy is a mixed genre within the umbrella of speculative fiction which simultaneously draws upon and/or combines tropes and elements from both science fiction and fantasy. It also sometimes incorporates elements of horror fiction.

Historical Fantasy

Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements into the narrative.

High (Epic) Fantasy

High fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, defined either by its setting in a fictional universe or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, and plot.

Urban Fantasy

Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy defined by place; the fantastic narrative has an urban setting. Urban fantasy exists on one side of a spectrum, opposite high fantasy, which is set in an entirely fictitious world.

Low Fantasy

Low fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction involving "nonrational happenings that are without causality or rationality because they occur in the rational world where such things are not supposed to occur."

Heroic Fantasy

Heroic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy which chronicles the tales of heroes in fantasy settings.

Dark Fantasy

Dark fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy which can refer to literary, artistic, and cinematic works that incorporate darker and frightening themes of fantasy. It also often combines fantasy with elements of horror.

Gaslamp Fantasy

Gaslamp fantasy is a subgenre of both fantasy and historical fiction. Generally speaking, this particular realm of fantasy employs either a Victorian or Edwardian setting.

Now there are more sub-genres of Fantasy, but I'm sure you get the idea now. If you want to start writing in the Fantasy genre you can work in any of the above or even start combining them if you so desire. That's the great thing about Fantasy, you can really do anything you want. Just make it fantastical.

Hopefully, this has helped you and, as always, just keep writing,
Dakota