If it had not been for Tolkien’s success and that of those after him, perhaps most of the fantasy worlds we see as commonplace would never have come to be. It’s how an art form evolves, and how new high points present themselves.Īfter all, the genre of fantasy as a whole is one of the newest if one doesn’t consider classical mythology and religious writings as making up part – which is honestly fair considering how different this niche is from those around it.
It’s important that we appreciate all the different genres that literature as a whole has to offer with equal measure, even if they aren’t to one’s personal taste. It’s all fantasy, but – just like people – no two individual specimens are the same. Just look at the differences between The Lord of the Rings and Gothic-style fantasy works like the morally questionable Lovecraft’s Call of Cthulhu. There are countless different subgenres and archetypes within fiction writing, many of which have incredibly distinct styles that set them far apart from all competition. The genre of Fantasy isn’t limited just to wands, great otherworldly battles, or elves and dwarves, however. Magic, grand escapes to distant worlds, and having the power to change seemingly impossible situations are all skills that most queer wish they had or things that they wish would happen to them, and this is more than understandable. YA books are an excellent ground of growth for queer topics, and that bridges wonderfully into the world of fantasy. I mean, just sorting through the best gay fantasy books is an almost impossible task.Īnother contributing factor to the prominence of queer fantasy fiction is the pick up of Young Adult writing and the typical genres that come with it. The sheer amount of queer writing and creative content out there is a firm statement of how varied, colorful, and capable the community is. After all, one of the LGBTQ community’s greatest strengths is its top-shelf artistic ability. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.It’s a well-known fact that queer fiction and fantasy go hand in hand. Some romances end more badly than others.
Holding him close, she crushed her powerful Th e female fi refl y reached out and stroked the male. They crept close to one another, brilliant desire flashing Swooped past my face, circled, and then alighted inside the fold Them flicker, darting through their insectile courtship. A few fi refl ies blinked from what corners ofĪ pair of them invaded the darkness of my rooms. Up from smoke stacks and patterned the sky like ugly patches onĪ black velvet curtain. Candles cast dull halos through the dirty win- dows of the tenements across the street.
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