Posted 2016-02-22 7:32 AM (#12798) Subject: Sub-Genre Tags
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Hello everyone. I'm fairly new here. I've been using the web site for a while now. But this is my first post to the forum and I'm not too familiar with it.
I've notice a couple of obvious "Sub-Genre Tags" are missing and am wondering if they could be added.
They are:
Posted 2016-02-22 9:57 AM (#12800 - in reply to #12798) Subject: RE: Sub-Genre Tags
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DrGreybeard - 2016-02-22 7:32 AM Hello everyone. I'm fairly new here. I've been using the web site for a while now. But this is my first post to the forum and I'm not too familiar with it. I've notice a couple of obvious "Sub-Genre Tags" are missing and am wondering if they could be added. They are: Epic Fantasy Grimdark
We've got Epic Fantasy lumped in with High Fantasy in our list. I'll update the label to read "Epic/High Fantasy" for clarity.
I've heard the term Grimdark but I'm not certain how to define it. Wikipedia has some example definitions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimdark but what definition would you recommend?
Posted 2016-02-22 12:54 PM (#12802 - in reply to #12798) Subject: Re: Sub-Genre Tags
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It's widely discussed with no clear cut answer. Other than the most obvious one. Fantasy that is grimmer and darker than average. But also generally with the focus on character building/development and not so much focus on world-building details. Often with vivid and brutal fight and battle scenes. Still a developing sub-genre so the specifics are a might blurry. Think Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, George RR Martin, Luke Scull, to name a few popular Grimdark authors.
Posted 2016-02-28 10:26 AM (#12859 - in reply to #12798) Subject: Re: Sub-Genre Tags
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Would Low Fantasy be appropriate? I consider Low Fantasy to be low on magic and monsters but also where it's usually raining and the hero dies falling down the stairs. Others may differ but for books I consider low fantasy they are typically grimdark too.