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"

Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories
The Court of the Dead (The Nico di Angelo Adventures, #2)
Ambush at Sorato (Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger, #7)
Only the Brave
Princess Ever After
Villain's Vignettes: Volume 1 (Villains' Code)
Princess at Heart
Saevus Corax Captures the Castle (Corax Trilogy #2)
Apocalypse Kings (Skulduggery Pleasant, #5.6)
That’s the Art of Getting By
ノラガミ 26 [Noragami 26]
Priest of Crowns (War for the Rose Throne, #4)
Jenseits der tanzenden Nebel (Cassardim, #3)
Saevus Corax Gets Away with Murder (Corax Trilogy #3)
Das Elixier der Lügen (Silver & Poison, #1)
Die Essenz der Erinnerung (Silver & Poison, #2)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Twilight (Twilight Saga, #1)
Dead Witch Walking by Kim HarrisonEdge of Darkness by Joseph  FarrSummer Knight by Jim  ButcherShadows Forged by Joseph  FarrWorking for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow
Favorite Low Fantasy Books
22 books — 3 voters

Colossus Rising by Abby GoldsmithUpon A Legacy Sworn by Drew DobsonMajority (Torth) by Abby GoldsmithThe Way of Kings by Brandon SandersonA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Best Ongoing Fantasy Series
17 books — 30 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesCarry On by Rainbow RowellMooncakes by Suzanne  WalkerEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Harry Potter Alternatives
267 books — 65 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyStories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
SFF: Best Themes
27 books — 18 voters


Nikt rozumny nie chce być królem.
Maria Magdalena Syryńska, Dziedzic kłamstwa

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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.
J. Lam, Snow at Heaven's Edge: A Tale from the Carefree Swordsman Saga

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