Fantasy stories dwell deep inside the imagination of the author who creates them. This unique genre often features mythology, supernatural elements, and magic. Unlike genres steeped in reality, fantasy broadens the scope to allow for a vast array of possibilities limited only by the author's creativity.
At their most basic, fantasy stories generally include magical and/or supernatural elements. (Sci-fi, its equally popular partner on the other side of the speculative fiction genre, tends to be more based in science and technology.) Modern-day witches and wizards, another realm that lies beyond a magical wardrobe, and modern cities protected by dragons are popular premises that already fall under this genre. Modern fantasy dates to the late 19th century, but when J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis came on the scene decades later, the genre took off. The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia set a strong precedent for good fantasy and are still referenced today by many looking to venture into this area of writing.
I've referred to a lot of Books in here but in my Opinion the Father of Modern Fantasy is definitely...
Harry Potter
I'm not just saying that because I like the Series. Harry Potter is one of the best selling Fantasy Books of all time
Did you know that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has sold over Fifty Million Copies?
And Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone has sold around 115 Million Copies?
Plus Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is 2nd Place on the top 100 best selling books of all time, Only being beat by The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown?
So if you haven't yet, GO OUT THERE AND READ HARRY POTTER.
AND I'M NOT BEING PAID BY J.K. ROWLING TO SHOUT THIS AT YOU.
Maybe you'll even get a few ideas from it yourself.
I sure did :)
(Y'all know what I'm talking about, right?)
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A Girl who wrote Fantasy
SaggisticaEver wanted to write a Fantasy Book? But you just didn't know where to start, What to add? How to just make your story downright Popular? Here is the book for you!
