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Q&A Is the genre 'fantasy' still fantasy without magic?

Perhaps if you need a term, try "magical realism"? 98% like our world, but that little difference is what makes it fantasy... whether it's if subways will sometimes take you sideways to a dif...

posted 4y ago by April Salutes Monica C.‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-02-10T14:22:57Z (about 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:14:25Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T13:14:25Z (over 4 years ago)
Perhaps if you need a term, try " **magical realism**"?

98% like our world, but that _little difference_ is what makes it fantasy...

- whether it's if subways will sometimes take you sideways to a different realm or unexpected country, 
- or the Byzantine Empire stayed pagan, 
- or if whenever Bob reads a book, all other copies of it are forever deleted, but he doesn't know this effect, 
- or far more people are blind than in our world, so the technology is less screen-based...
#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-11-14T15:26:59Z (over 4 years ago)
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