Hopepunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction conceived as the opposite of grimdark. Its works center on characters fighting for positive change, radical kindness and communal responses to challenges.
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Place of OriginCoined in 2017 by fantasy author Alexandra Rowland in a Tumblr post proposing hopepunk as the opposite of grimdark. 1 Notable ExampleThe Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison has been described as the quintessential hopepunk fantasy novel. 1 Defining TraitWorks in the hopepunk subgenre are about characters fighting for positive change, radical kindness, and communal responses to challenges. 1 Defining Trait Connections
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1. Hopepunk (Wikipedia)
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Works in the hopepunk subgenre are about characters fighting for positive change, radical kindness, and communal responses to challenges.
Notable examples section
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison has been described as the quintessential hopepunk fantasy novel.
Origin section
In 2017, fantasy author Alexandra Rowland proposed the term hopepunk as the opposite of grimdark
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Hopepunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction, conceived of as the opposite of grimdark.
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is a subgenre of speculative fiction
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