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An article in Tor.com has stated that "some say, Urban Fantasy was born in Bordertown," which provided "young, beginning writers like Charles de Lint and Emma Bull" with a platform. [52] Emma Bull's 1987 urban fantasy War for the Oaks, where fairy factions battle in present-day Minneapolis, also received interest and attention. Both Bull's ...
Amazon.com, Best Urban Fantasy Series, by Jace King (Seattle, WA USA) BestFantasyBooks.com, Best Urban Fantasy Books All Things Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Picks: The 10 Best Urban Fantasy Series, Posted: November 19, 2012
In the romantic urban fantasy Enchanted, Inc. (2005) and its sequels by Shanna Swendson, Merlin is the CEO of Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc. Sherrilyn Kenyon (writing under the name of Kinley MacGregor) includes a "Penmerlin Emrys" of Arthurian legend in her Lords of Avalon series (first published between 2006 and 2018).
A magic school is an institution for learning magic, appearing in works of fantasy depicting worlds in which magic exists and in which there is an organized society of magicians or wizards who pass on their knowledge systematically. It may also be a school that is magically protected or a Faculty of Magic in a university which also teaches ...
While derived from real-world vocabulary, the terms: magician, mage, magus, enchanter/enchantress, sorcerer/sorceress, warlock, witch, and wizard, each have different meanings depending upon context and the story in question. [3]: 619 Archmage is used in fantasy works to indicate a powerful magician or a leader of magicians. [3]: 1027
The review by The A.V. Club gave the novel an "A", calling it "the best urban fantasy in years, a sad dream of what it means to want something badly and never fully reach it." [10] The New York Times review said the book "could crudely be labeled a Harry Potter for adults", injecting "mature themes" into fantasy literature. [11]
Low fantasy is related to a number of other genres or subgenres. Urban fantasy takes place in a modern urban as opposed to rural or historical setting, and thus can be viewed as a type of low fantasy. Dark fantasy uses fantasy to create a sense of horror or dread. Since it often has a real-world setting, there is an overlap with low fantasy.
The Adam Binder novels are a series of urban fantasy novels by David R. Slayton. The series consists of three novels, White Trash Warlock (2020), Trailer Park Trickster (2021) and Deadbeat Druid (2022). The novels received critical praise for their depiction of poverty, LGBT issues, and family relationships in the setting of urban fantasy novels.