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The "Urban Fantasy" Category
Aminar:
--- Quote from: Kali on November 14, 2011, 08:06:42 PM ---And most places will call it urban fantasy even if it's in a country setting. As long as it's modern-day fantasy, it gets called "urban fantasy".
But let's be real. In the strictest sense, it doesn't matter. When was the last time you were in a bookstore that had an urban fantasy section? It's fantasy to the booksellers.
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Last Month... Sadly that was the last bookstore I've been to. Books cost money I don't have...
I'm curious, would you call fantasy in a modern setting but not on earth Urban Fantasy. (Note that my own writing aside I've never seen this, except when half the story is in some rendition of fairyland, it's still earth based though.)(As is almost all Speculative fiction(given that there seems to be more Sci-Fi than fantasy and lots of Urban fantasy). Most High Fantasy and some very rare Sci-Fi are the rare exceptions.)
Kali:
Maybe I should've said major bookstore. Borders doesn't, neither does Atlantic Booksellers, nor do any of the small bookstores in my area though naturally I haven't checked them all.
The point remains. It's immaterial. When you're querying an agent, even if it's demonstrably urban fantasy, you can call it "fantasy" and still get representation.
Aminar:
--- Quote from: Kali on November 15, 2011, 05:06:22 PM ---Maybe I should've said major bookstore. Borders doesn't, neither does Atlantic Booksellers, nor do any of the small bookstores in my area though naturally I haven't checked them all.
The point remains. It's immaterial. When you're querying an agent, even if it's demonstrably urban fantasy, you can call it "fantasy" and still get representation.
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Sorry, I was just being snarky. Book World where I live throws Dresden in with all the paranormal romances and I find it both funny and annoying.
jtaylor:
--- Quote from: Aminar on November 15, 2011, 07:15:58 AM ---I'm curious, would you call fantasy in a modern setting but not on earth Urban Fantasy. (Note that my own writing aside I've never seen this, except when half the story is in some rendition of fairyland, it's still earth based though.)(As is almost all Speculative fiction(given that there seems to be more Sci-Fi than fantasy and lots of Urban fantasy). Most High Fantasy and some very rare Sci-Fi are the rare exceptions.)
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The Pearl saga by Eric Lustbader somewhat fits, but it's more of a Sci-Fi Fantasy than Urban Fantasy. A Space-faring caste based race conquers and occupies a low tech planet where a small percent of natives can use magic.
OZ:
There is a series about a female FBI agent that gets taken to a parallel earth that I believe is still considered Urban Fantasy. ( I don't remember the name of the series. The world is mostly populated by werewolves and vampires with humans being the minority. ) Let's face it. Much of Urban Fantasy alters the cities enough that they aren't really on this world.
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