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Several different sub-genres of fantasy exist, including...
Several different sub-genres of fantasy exist, including...


*High fantasy (''The Lord of the Rings'' by JJR Tolkin)
*High fantasy (''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' by JJR Tolkin)
*Low fantasy (''Conan the Barbarian'')
*Low fantasy (''Conan the Barbarian'')
*Horror fantasy (the Cthulhu mythos by HP Lovecraft, various things involving vampires and werewolves)
*Horror fantasy (the Cthulhu mythos by HP Lovecraft, various things involving vampires and werewolves)

Revision as of 00:12, 1 January 2009

Fantasy is a genre of fiction involving supernatural elements, generally based on mythology in one way or another.

Fantasy on SD.net

As fantasy differs from science fiction in many ways, the SD.net BBS has a separate forum for the discussion of fantasy.

As of late, a Fantasy RPG has been created on SD.net.

Genres of Fantasy

Several different sub-genres of fantasy exist, including...

  • High fantasy (The Lord of the Rings by JJR Tolkin)
  • Low fantasy (Conan the Barbarian)
  • Horror fantasy (the Cthulhu mythos by HP Lovecraft, various things involving vampires and werewolves)
  • Superhero Genre (Marvel Comics, DC Comics)

See Also