I would argue that this is not a subgenre, but apparently in some circles it is considered one, so here we are. I would say that the Quest is a plot point, not a subgenre, but I suppose it is
The Road Untaken
So, last week a new Muppets movie came out. (And they put out about a million different trailers, and I have had to watch them all multiple times. Evil marketing, Disney.) I went to see it opening night with my
Subgenre Study: Historical Fantasy
Hello? Hello? Hey, is this thing on? If you have managed to stumble here on this, the most commercial of days, I hope that if you ventured outside into the consumerism that you met nice, friendly people full of holiday
Harry Potter Re-read: Deathly Hallows
Well, my friends, we have come to the end of the series and the end of our re-read. Voldemort has been vanquished, though the costs have been high, and we have lost loved ones along the way. I was fourteen
Sungenre Study: Arthurian Fantasy
Arthurian Fantasy can be considered a subgenre of the subgenre of Mythic Fantasy (how’s that for getting somewhat meta?). Mythic Fantasy (which we have yet to get to), involves weaving mythological elements into a story’s world or plot. Arthurian Fantasy
Subgenre Study: Dying Earth
The Dying Earth subgenre is very similar to the apocalyptic fiction subgenre we explored earlier. The key difference between the two is that apocalyptic fiction tends to deal with some major catastrophe that is threatening all life, whereas in Dying
Subgenre Study: Time Travel
Squiders, I am bringing this to you even though I have overdosed on candy and may die. That’s how dedicated I am. Time Travel is generally considered a subgenre of science fiction, but there’s been some controversy lately. You see,
Harry Potter Re-read: Half-Blood Prince
Happy Halloween, Squiders! If we look at the entire Harry Potter series as a whole, where Order of the Phoenix is the Dark Moment and Deathly Hallows is the climax, then Half-Blood Prince is the lead-up. Sure, it has some
Subgenre Study: Superhero Fiction
Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…well, it’s a Sky Shark, but we will ignore it for the time being and pretend it’s Superman to go along with today’s entry. Superhero fiction is somewhat unique among
Subgenre Study: Fairy Tale Fantasy
Once upon a time, there was a writer who wrote a writing/reading/scifi/fantasy blog, and she and her pet Landsquid and the Landsquid’s nemesis the Alpaca all decided to go to a coffee shop to get some peppermint mochas. All seemed
