“Science fiction is potentially real; fantasy is not.”
–Marlene Stringer, agent
Alternate History: speculative fiction that shows how history could have turned out different.
Arthurian Fantasy: works rewriting the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Bangsian Fantasy: speculative stories about the afterlife of famous people.
Biopunk: bio tech society.
Children’s Fantasy: aimed at the younger crowd.
Comic: fantasy that changes the conventions or is satirical.
Cyberpunk: high-tech world changing the society.
Dark Fantasy: dark side of magic.
Dystopian: a future world that is undermined.
Heroic Fantasy: stories of war and knights.
High/Epic Fantasy: heroes save the world or their world.
Historical: speculative fiction happening in the past.
Mythic Fiction: stories based on classic myths, legends and fairy tales.
Steampunk: alternate history in which characters in Victorian England use steam technology
Superheroes: stories featuring characters endowed with superhuman strengths or abilities.
Sword and Sorcery: heroes living in medieval period, and concerned about their personal profits.
Urban Fantasy: creatures live in secret alongside humans in towns.
Wuxia: fantasy stories with martial arts and Chinese philosophies.
Young Adult: fiction for young adults.
–Marlene Stringer, agent
Alternate History: speculative fiction that shows how history could have turned out different.
Arthurian Fantasy: works rewriting the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Bangsian Fantasy: speculative stories about the afterlife of famous people.
Biopunk: bio tech society.
Children’s Fantasy: aimed at the younger crowd.
Comic: fantasy that changes the conventions or is satirical.
Cyberpunk: high-tech world changing the society.
Dark Fantasy: dark side of magic.
Dystopian: a future world that is undermined.
Heroic Fantasy: stories of war and knights.
High/Epic Fantasy: heroes save the world or their world.
Historical: speculative fiction happening in the past.
Mythic Fiction: stories based on classic myths, legends and fairy tales.
Steampunk: alternate history in which characters in Victorian England use steam technology
Superheroes: stories featuring characters endowed with superhuman strengths or abilities.
Sword and Sorcery: heroes living in medieval period, and concerned about their personal profits.
Urban Fantasy: creatures live in secret alongside humans in towns.
Wuxia: fantasy stories with martial arts and Chinese philosophies.
Young Adult: fiction for young adults.