urban fantasy

collocation in English

meaningsofurbanandfantasy

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urban
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɜː.bən/us
/ˈɝː.bən/
of or in a city ...
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fantasy
noun
uk
/ˈfæn.tə.si/us
/ˈfæn.tə.si/
a pleasant situation that you enjoy thinking about but is unlikely to happen, or the activity of imagining things ...
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(Definition ofurbanandfantasyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Whileurbanfantasynovels are often centered around heroines, live-action works have regularly featured both genders in leading roles.
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In addition, love triangles play a prominent part in these and several otherurbanfantasynovels.
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Certain staples ofurbanfantasynovels are also present in television shows.
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His fantasy fiction is described under the fantasy sub-genresurbanfantasy, contemporary magical realism, and mythic fiction.
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Her stories cover the range from traditional mystery, historical, noir, thriller, andurbanfantasy, and often follow a character through several stories.
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Although taking place in a fantastical universe, this series has a strong tone ofurbanfantasyand a single character perspective.
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It can be classed as contemporary fantasy andurbanfantasy, though these were not yet clearly defined categories at the time it was written.
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High fantasy exists on one side of a spectrum, opposite low fantasy orurbanfantasy, which are set in more realistic worlds.
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It combines genres of cyberpunk,urbanfantasyand crime, with occasional elements of conspiracy fiction, horror and detective fiction.
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Urbanfantasyexists on one side of a spectrum, opposite high fantasy, which is set in an entirely fictitious world.
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When the story takes place in a city, the work is often called "urbanfantasy".
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Mythic fiction overlaps withurbanfantasyand the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but mythic fiction also includes contemporary works in non-urban settings.
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Most of his short fiction could be considered dark fantasy orurbanfantasy.
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This book is often cited as an example of goodurbanfantasy.
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Her editor then asked her to write anurbanfantasy, since the genre was showing promising growth.
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She writesurbanfantasy/paranormal fiction.
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Even in this novel he stayed in the less radical realm ofurbanfantasy; however, his gloomy but picturesque settings and vivid characters brought him a considerable success.
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Whether you like good writing, good fantasy orurbanfantasy, good characters, or simply a breath-taking story set in a breath-taking world, this book is for you.
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Douglas has always addressed women's issues in her fiction and preferred mixing genres from contemporary to historical mystery/thriller, romance and women's fiction, and high andurbanfantasy.
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