Low Fantasy

Low fantasy, or intrusion fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy in which magical events intrude on an otherwise-normal world. The term thus contrasts with high fantasy stories, which take place in fictional worlds that have their own sets of rules and physical laws.

An alternative definition, common in role-playing games, rests on the story and characters being more realistic and less mythic in scope.

Low fantasy is related to a number of other genres or subgenres.
* Urban fantasy takes place in a modern-like urban setting, as opposed to rural or historical setting, and thus can potentially be low fa
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New Releases Tagged "Low Fantasy"

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22 books — 2 voters

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11 books — 20 voters

The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteA Curse of Roses by Diana PinguichaThe City of Dreaming Books by Walter MoersThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
SFF: Best Settings
32 books — 5 voters
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YA Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Lian Hearn
..while I was happy enough to pray to any god, knowing that they were simply different faces created by men, of one indivisible truth.
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height? She ran her hand over the numerous scars—big and small, old and new—that covered his body. She knew that on a swordsman, these were counted as few, but on a husband, these were already too many.
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