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The City Fantastic - 6/1/2008 - Library Journal Urban fantasy's roots date back to the late 1980s and early 1990s, when Charles de Lint published his first short story collection about the fictional city of Newford, Dreams Underfoot, and the first volumes of the groundbreaking Borderlands shared-world anthologies, based on a world created by well-known fantasy author Terri Windling, were released. Traditional urban fantasy is highly influenced by folklore and fairy tales and often has the feel of a modern folk or fairy tale. Closely related to (and, in many cases, overlapping with) traditional urban fantasy is the broader category of mythic fiction, a term believed to have been coined by de Lint and Windling and often used to categorize historical fantasy and literary fiction where the supernatural coexists with the mundane. www.libraryjournal.com /article/CA6561372.html   (3051 words)

Urban Fantasy/Horror - sffworld.com   (Site not responding. Last check: ) "Urban" fantasy was a tag applied to fantasy set in contemporary times and settings because "modern" and "contemporary" were already being applied to the fantasy genre as a whole to distinguish it from traditional fantasy -- fantasy written before the 1970's and 60's. Urban fantasy has a long tradition and while not as prevalent in the fantasy genre as high and epic fantasy, it is an established sub-genre. Laurell K. Hamilton's works are considered to be urban fantasy, although since she's writing about vampires and other beasties, she gets to sit in the horror section too. www.sffworld.com /forums/showthread.php?p=105103   (844 words)

Timeframe for urban fantasy? - Absolute Write Water Cooler Urban fantasy generally has the definition of "today/now." Contemporary, as a genre, is considered post-1910. I agree, both with the urban fantasy definition that means modern as well as the 1830s fantasy as steampunk. You can have an urban fantasy story that happens in the past if your protagonist is from the present and returns to it in one or more instances where some action also takes place. www.absolutewrite.com /forums/showthread.php?t=19484   (482 words)

Life in Town: Recent urban science fiction books Following in lock step with the urban noir movement in books and films is a view of crime as a vehicle for sometimes noble ends, a way around the powers that be, the fast car in which rides the anti-Hero. They are raising the fantasy genre to a place of relevance to urban concerns, as well as being splendid storytellers in the traditional sense. Urban fantasy is a leavening for the urban fiction genre, and another bridge built between what we think of as science fiction and fantasy. www.strangewords.com /archive/urban.html   (1130 words)

ESPN - Are You For Real?: Collins, Urban, Walker - Fantasy Football Urban had put together a nice string of games (between Weeks 4 and 7, he had three weeks of 40-plus yards and a TD catch) before he was slowed by both a heel injury and a crowded receiving corps. How to explain Jerheme Urban to your wife: He has a funny first name but his last name is a word, just like "Hannah Montana." And this could be like Hannah, but the early 2006 version, when nobody had heard of her or her show (yet she guested on some smaller Disney shows). Urban clearly passed the likes of Sean Morey on the depth chart, and in our estimation, deserves first shot at being Anquan Boldin's fill-in should the need arise again. sports.espn.go.com /fantasy/football/ffl/story?page=ayfrnflwk15   (1421 words)

Fantasy While not urban fantasy when it is part of the religious beliefs of a people, this does point out that tales of links between what we perceive as reality and magic are not limited to fiction. The Quest for El Dorado may also be likened to an urban fantasy tale, with the belief in a city of gold, where people lived a life far removed from the world of normalcy. Horror that uses the supernatural as a base can be considered a form of urban fantasy, since the dark creatures of these stories stalk the streets of a world usually otherwise indistinguishable from those of the book's time. fmwriters.com /Visionback/Issue9/Fantasy.htm   (979 words)

Welcome to the Fantasy Book Review Ring Unlike science fiction, it is permissible in fantasy to violate physical laws as we know them, even to flout logic itself -- although most modern readers favor stories in which the fantasy elements are consistent within themselves; if you are going to have magic, have it follow its own logical system. This is an example of "urban fantasy", by one of the pillars of the genre. In urban fantasy, the setting is updated to our own modern world, yet the elements of magic and myth and archetype are kept. anitra.net /books/fantasy/fantbookreview/index.html   (595 words)

Urban fantasy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Urban fantasy is a subset of contemporary fantasy, consisting of magical novels and stories set in contemporary, real-world, urban settings -- as opposed to 'traditional' fantasy set in wholly imaginary landscapes, even ones containing imaginary cities, or having most of their action take place in them. Although individual books that could be labelled 'urban fantasy' existed prior to the 1980s (particularly in the field of children's fiction), it was in that decade that the term became widely used among adult fantasy writers and readers -- and that the form grew in popularity to become a sub-genre of its own. Pioneers of this genre were Charles de Lint (author of Moonheart and the Newford series), Emma Bull (War for the Oaks), John Crowley (Little, Big), Megan Lindholm (a.k.a. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Urban_fantasy   (227 words)

Sequential Tart: Atsukamashii Onna - Article (vol IV/iss 9/September 2001) Fantasy is really a genre to which animation is well-suited, as it is the easiest way to portray the flash and bang of magic. When discussing urban fantasy (literally, fantasy stories that take place in cities, usually in modern or futuristic settings), the most obvious manga title to come to mind is CLAMP’s long-running X, which was made into a feature-length movie and has been released in North America. Urban fantasy comics and movies are quite rare in the West, so for fans of urban fantasy novels anime and manga are the best opportunity to enjoy some of that blend of modern life and magic. www.sequentialtart.com /archive/sept01/ao_0901_5.shtml   (2125 words)

Facts Versus Fantasy on Urban Sprawl   (Site not responding. Last check: ) The concept that urban sprawl threatened the nation by gobbling up the nation's agricultural land first made its appearance during the 1960s but the threats of the scare failed to materialize. The amount of land used for all urban and suburban purposes is less than 5 percent of the total land area in the continental United States. The best way to begin putting the current debate on urban sprawl into some context is to make recourse to that proverbial barometer of public sentiment, the taxi driver. www.pacificresearch.org /pub/act/1999/action17.html   (1083 words)

Contemporary fantasy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Contemporary fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, also known as modern-day fantasy, or indigenous fantasy. When encountering magical events and creatures, the protagonist of a horror novel is horrified, while the protagonist of a fantasy novel (contemporary or otherwise) is filled with a sense of joy and wonder. Contemporary fantasies often concern places dear to their authors, are full of local color and atmosphere, and attempt to lend a sense of magic to those places, particularly when the subgenre overlaps with mythic fiction. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Contemporary_fantasy   (643 words)

Miss Snark, the literary agent: Urban Fantasy I think this is called urban fantasy, based on what I read at this blog. Her idea of a good urban fantasy involves Mr. Excuse me, but fantasy is a lot broader as a genre than just epic fantasy. misssnark.blogspot.com /2007/04/urban-fantasy.html   (1232 words)

Alison Brideson Flying into the Mist Urban fantasy, on the other hand, is fantasy that is set in a modern, urban environment (for example, Melbourne, New York, or even some made up city) and it can contain any and all paranormal or fantasy elements (such as vampires, weres, shifters, demons, succubus, magi etc). But in urban fantasy, romance and romantic entanglements are not the main plot element, though they are often present as a sub-plot. While in many ways it is easier to set a fantasy story in a modern day setting, you still have to integrate the fantasy and paranormal elements into your world in a very believable and realistic way. www.romanceaustralia.com /articles/urban.htm   (832 words)

The SF Site: Science Fiction & Fantasy -- A Genre With Many Faces A subcategory of contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy is set in a contemporary city. Charles de Lint is one of the primary authors of urban fantasy. Anne McCaffrey's Dragonrider series is a science fantasy of the second and third types (genetic engineering on an alien reptile species has created "dragons" that breathe fire and who communicate telepathically with their riders). www.sfsite.com /columns/amy26.htm   (1190 words)

Fantasy: Getting Started Writing fantasy, whether in the form of short stories or novels, does not necessarily follow a set pattern or formula. Depending on the subcategory of fantasy you are dealing with, this can be as simple as introducing magical elements into modern life, or as complex as designing the geography, history, language, and culture of a world that exists only in your own imagination. It provides the rich detailed backdrop of your fantasy story that enables you to work in subtle nuances like Faylin the Chief Bard hates raspberries because a particularly thorny bush sat outside his childhood home, and his elder brothers used to toss him into the bush at any occasion. www.fmwriters.com /Visionback/issue13/Issue13/fantasyi.htm   (1169 words)

SF Citations for OED Hawk and Fisher (identified as the first in a series) is also an urban fantasy in a medieval setting, but suffers from a severe case of dual identity. Urban fantasy, a city is a place; urban fantasy is a mode. A city may be seen from afar, and is generally seen clear; the UF is told from within, and, from the perspective of characters acting our their roles, it may be difficult to determine the extent and nature of the surrounding reality. www.jessesword.com /sf/view/259   (505 words)

ESPN - Hail Mary: Urban, Williams - Fantasy Football Urban took advantage of his first active week since the middle of 2005 (ironically, against the Cardinals back when he was with Dallas) by catching 5 passes for 53 yards in Week 4. Bryant Johnson does absolutely nothing for your fantasy team when one of the two big Arizona receivers go down with an injury. Nando Di Fino is a fantasy analyst for TalentedMrRoto.com and ESPN.com. sports.espn.go.com /fantasy/football/ffl/story?page=hailmarywk5   (1416 words)

National Novel Writing Month - Forums - Fantasy - Urban fantasy!   (Site not responding. Last check: ) My story is pretty much urban fantasy, although there might be some sci-fi elements also. Very quickly she discovers that she used a spell to give herself amnesia, and that she's was involved in some kind of 'mystic underground' that the average person doesn't seem to know about. So I guess it's an urban fantasy mystery of sorts - she has to piece together who she was and why she did what she did, and inadvertently getting herself involved in *some kind of* 'underground' crisis that's going on... www.nanowrimo.org /modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=23369   (1812 words)

Charles de Lint Charles de Lint is a Canadian fantasy author. He writes contemporary urban fantasy, stories of magic and magical beings set in cities in our modern world. His fantasies are memorable, leaving lasting resonances in a person's mind. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/fantasy_worlds/14629   (451 words)

Urban Fantasy - Science-Fiction & Fantasy forums I'm not sure what you are classifying as Urban Fantasy if you're including Mythago Wood, which is certainly a darkish modern fantasy but which steers pretty much clear of anything you could call an urban environment. Urban Fantasy can encompass a alot more than most think as the defintion is not really something that is set in stone Here are some in modenr setting or urban sprawls: Also his Declare would, I think, be classed as urban fantasy, despite the fact that it takes place not in the strictly contemporary world, but in the world of the Cold War. www.chronicles-network.com /forum/9447-urban-fantasy.html   (1174 words)

UnSeen Toronto: Campaign Design Notes There are probably three main "flavours" of magic in an urban fantasy campaign: combat-ready magic, unwieldy magic, and synchronistic magic. Because of the nature of most urban fantasy campaigns, obviously non-human characters such as trolls or reptile men are difficult to include as player characters, but elves/faeries could probably pass as human sufficiently well. Some urban fantasy campaigns can accommodate non-human-appearing characters: Neverwhere-like campaigns in which the adventures take place in a secret underworld, or campaigns in which the existence of magic is not a secret. www.bcholmes.org /rpgs/unseen/genre.html   (1410 words)

Fantasy Fiction - Other Sub-genres of Fantasy - free Suite101.com course Urban Fantasy is a popular sub-genre of Fantasy. The most common type of magic and creatures that appear in Urban Fantasy are the denizens of Fairy. Historical Fantasy is the sub-genre that uses historical events and people of the past, but adds fantasy elements to the story. www.suite101.com /lesson.cfm/17284/2869   (529 words)

Enigma - Recommended Fantasy Books Second, another large chunk of recent fantasy is in the sub-genre typically called "urban fantasy". Mainstream adult fantasy is unfortunately dominated by an endless stream of multi-volume epics which, no matter how well conceived and written, are basically the same stories and ideas repeatedly warmed over. Thus, even though I love fantasy and was a fantasy fan long before I became a science fiction fan, my list of "must-read" fantasy books is necessarily short. www.studentgroups.ucla.edu /enigma/library/fantasy.html   (1645 words)

Graeme's Fantasy Book Review: What's your take on 'Urban Fantasy'? While we all agreed that 'urban fantasy' is 'fantastical elements' in an urban setting' there was some small disagreement on where the urban setting should be. As far as I'm concerned; 'urban' is 'urban' no matter where you set your story, whether it's in 'Old London Town', the labrynthine depths of Gormenghast or the village of Hobbiton. Lots of fantasy is set in different time frames with urban settings, but I think the specific urban fantasy genre refers to contemporary urban settings. www.graemesfantasybookreview.com /2007/11/whats-your-take-on-urban-fantasy.html   (735 words)

Of urban fantasy... - Topic Powered by eve community I suppose many of Neil's works could be considered urban fantasy, and aside from some bits of The Sandman, they use wide and varying mythologies. Jonathan Carroll's stories are a classification to their own sometimes, but they're vaguely urban in nature and I don't recall too many faerie in there as well. By "urban fantasy" i was thinking of contemporary times in our world--i think you hit it with Jonathan Carroll (who i haven't yet read, but will soon). neilgaimanboard.com /groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/963601826/m/16810515611   (1349 words)

Jackie Kessler - Insert Witty Title Here On the one side, there’s urban fantasy — the gritty, dark, modern fantasy that grabs you and throws you into its magical world and won’t let you out, not before you’re enmeshed in the battle between Good versus Evil. Each genre — romance and fantasy — has its own set of expectations, and when a story blurs the boundary between the two, chances are at least some of those expectations will get ripped to shreds. And yeah, there’s a world of difference between a love story and a romance — and just because there happens to be a happily ever after, that doesn’t mean the story fits neatly into the romance category. www.jackiekessler.com /blog/2007/11/21/sitting-on-the-urban-fantasyparanormal-romance-fence   (1092 words)

Urban Fantasy Appeal Increasing Steadily | Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews, Author Interviews, and Commentary Orbit Books, the SFF branch of Warner Books, posted last week that Urban Fantasy is growing in popularity and the evidence is the number of books showing up on the bestseller lists. According to Orbit, in 2004, only 1 Urban Fantasy was on the Fantasy Bestseller list and in 2007, there were 7. In a sign of how far urban fantasy is leaking into the romance world, Andrews and her writing helper husband are over at RT for the “Ask the Author” feature. dearauthor.com /wordpress/2008/03/10/urban-fantasy-appeal-increasing-steadily   (838 words)

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