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Low Fantasy

Speculative and Fantastic Fiction

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.

Facts
Notable Example
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 1
Defining Trait
Magical events intrude on an otherwise normal world 1
Defining Trait
Setting and World 1
Connections

Features Author

The Magicians, Works
Source The Magicians (Grossman novel) (Wikipedia)

Form Of Genre

Fantasy, Genres

Subgenre Of

Fantasy, Genres
Source Low fantasy, Wikipedia

Subgenres

Wuxia, Genres
Source Wuxia (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Low fantasy, Wikipedia
  • Examples section
    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
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Wuxia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationSubgenres: Wuxia, Lead paragraph
Quote, Subgenres: Wuxia, Lead paragraph
is a genre of Chinese fiction and low fantasy
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The Magicians (Grossman novel) (Wikipedia)
Features Author: The Magicians, Infobox, genre field
Quote, Features Author: The Magicians, Infobox, genre field
Genre: Contemporary fantasy Low fantasy Parallel universe
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