Low fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction in which magical events intrude on an otherwise normal world. The term contrasts with high fantasy, whose stories take place in fictional worlds with their own sets of rules and physical laws.
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Notable ExampleGood Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 1 Defining TraitMagical events intrude on an otherwise normal world 1 Defining Trait Connections
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Source The Magicians (Grossman novel) (Wikipedia)
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Source Low fantasy, Wikipedia
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1. Low fantasy, Wikipedia
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Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Opening definition
Low fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction in which magical events intrude on an otherwise normal world.
Lead paragraph, defining sentence
Low fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction in which magical events intrude on an otherwise normal world.
Subgenre Of: Fantasy, Lead paragraph
is a subgenre of fantasy fiction
View the SourceWuxia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSubgenres: Wuxia, Lead paragraphQuote, Subgenres: Wuxia, Lead paragraph
is a genre of Chinese fiction and low fantasy
The Magicians (Grossman novel) (Wikipedia)
Features Author: The Magicians, Infobox, genre fieldQuote, Features Author: The Magicians, Infobox, genre field
Genre: Contemporary fantasy Low fantasy Parallel universe
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