I really liked the point made here in another thread:
Certainly "low fantasy" stories seems much more common these days, but are still put under the banner of "epic fantasy".
Is it time we classed these works solely as Historical Fantasy and keep Epic Fantasy reserved for High Fantasy stories full of magic?
Or, perhaps more interestingly, is the fantasy genre simply growing in size and appeal to overlap with the best in Historical Fiction?
Just a discussion starter.
Brandon Sanderson is really the only author in fantasy keeping the true spirit of the genre alive and kicking. "Gritty fantasy" which has taken over the shelves, and is in the rage right now, is nothing more than historical fiction with a small dab of fantasy thrown in to make it a "fantasy" novel.
Certainly "low fantasy" stories seems much more common these days, but are still put under the banner of "epic fantasy".
Is it time we classed these works solely as Historical Fantasy and keep Epic Fantasy reserved for High Fantasy stories full of magic?
Or, perhaps more interestingly, is the fantasy genre simply growing in size and appeal to overlap with the best in Historical Fiction?
Just a discussion starter.