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Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often inspired by
real world myth and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became
fantasy literature and drama.
There are many different elements to a fantasy novel, such as magic, myths, folklore,
and these often take place on a world that is not ours, although it may often look like
it! There may also be many fantastical creatures such as giants, elves, dwarves, ‘Dark
Creatures’ such as orcs, goblins, trolls, plus, of course, dragons.
According to Wikipedia, there are 20 sub-genres of Fantasy.
There are probably more….