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Searching for a flower
So I was hit by a realisation today which was that a lot, if not the vast majority of fantasy, especially young adult and older, is built around one single concept - conquest, war and fighting Be it that the characters are involved in a war or that their actions are seeking to prevent (or encourage one) through their adventure in the story to result in a conflict; or seek to avoid a major conflict.
Ergo for all the many reasons and ways to live and write, fantasy is by and large focused so heavily upon war in the most popular of series.
So I started to try and think of fantasy influences which lacked war. Where there wasn't a huge conflict on the horizon or even on the cards; sure there'd be struggles and perhaps a fight, but there was no war nor conflict.
Well Discworld rose up its head, although there is plenty of fighting in most its not always the focus of the story and in several there isn't a major war on the horizon (although its interesting to note how many have it as a backdrop).
Then everything else I could think of was things like the Moonmen (tv). Ergo fantasy aimed at younger generations, although even then the tales of Narnia still feature war in most of their stories.
So here's a challenge for TFF - name war-free fantasy.
Ergo for all the many reasons and ways to live and write, fantasy is by and large focused so heavily upon war in the most popular of series.
So I started to try and think of fantasy influences which lacked war. Where there wasn't a huge conflict on the horizon or even on the cards; sure there'd be struggles and perhaps a fight, but there was no war nor conflict.
Well Discworld rose up its head, although there is plenty of fighting in most its not always the focus of the story and in several there isn't a major war on the horizon (although its interesting to note how many have it as a backdrop).
Then everything else I could think of was things like the Moonmen (tv). Ergo fantasy aimed at younger generations, although even then the tales of Narnia still feature war in most of their stories.
So here's a challenge for TFF - name war-free fantasy.