Used for questions on the fantasy genre itself, including its tropes and conventions. Should not be used to categorize questions about specific works of fantasy.
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Non-Tolkenian Orcs with redeeming qualities?
This question is a follow-up to Were there any good Orcs [in Tolkien's fiction]?, where we agreed that Tolkien's Orcs cannot be good (if you disagree, please reply to that question).
This question is about other kinds of Orcs in fantasy fiction…
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What's the difference between "high fantasy" and "low fantasy"?
When attempting to classify works in the fantasy genre, you often hear the term "high fantasy" used. Less common, but still present, is the term "low fantasy".
As commonly understood, what's the main distinction between high and low fantasy? (Is…
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Why is decay a common theme in fantasy?
I'm not the best read, but I have consumed some big fantasy works, chief among them The Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time, Theogony/Odyssey/Iliad, and tangentially games like Diablo 1/2/3. The main theme among these works is the irreversible loss…
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What's the earliest citation for "you can hear the dice rolling in the background" about a piece of fantasy fiction?
The earliest I remember hearing this comment was about Dragonlance, which began to be published in 1984. There was earlier RPG-influenced fiction, though, as far back as Norton's Quag Keep (1978). Do we know the origin of the phrase?
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DYN for Robert Asprin's Myth Adventures?
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series has the Annotated Pratchett File.
The Simpsons has episodic "did you notice" (DYN) posts.
Is there an equivalent for Robert Asprin's popular Myth Adventures series, and if so, where can I find it?
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Old Scifi novel where the earth is covered in jungle miles thick and the planet has become sentient
I read this novel back in the 80s, all I really remember was that it is set in the earth's very very distant future. The earth is covered with jungles and organic ooze many miles thick and it seems that it has become sentient. The mother Earth has…
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Why is it that some fantasy stories have modern inventions and amenities?
I have noticed that some stories that are fantasy, set in a period where we still fight with swords, people wore dresses, and there are knights, there is a porcelain throne, and a running faucet. Is this just the author not wanting to give up…
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Fantasy novel written as first person narrative
I am looking for a fantasy novel written exclusively as a first person narrative, where the world and its creatures, the metaphysics and everything else is gradually revealed to the protagonist.
Has such a novel been written?
If there are none you…
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