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Q&A Why do Popular Fantasy Novels of Today Feature Teenagers?

This could be a misconception of mine, but I've noticed that the popular fantasy novels of today seem to nearly all have main characters who are children or teenagers. I have a list of some off the...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Thomas Myron‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T05:43:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
This could be a misconception of mine, but I've noticed that the popular fantasy novels of today seem to nearly all have main characters who are children or teenagers. I have a list of some off the top of my head below.

Why is this? Is there a drawback to writing a fantasy novel with an adult as the main character?

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List of Fantasy Novels:

- Fablehaven - main characters are two kids. 
- Harry Potter - urban fantasy but features a kid. 
- Inheritence Cycle - Features a teenager 
- Twilight - probably more romance than fantasy, but still features vampires and the like. Features teenagers. 
- I'm sure there are plenty of other examples.
#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-11-09T00:43:01Z (about 8 years ago)
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