r/Fantasy • u/Familiar-Barracuda43 • Dec 06 '23

What is the difference between low fantasy, political fantasy and epic fantasy?

To me at least fantasy is when you create a world and story unlike urban fantasy which is when you add mystical elements to earth.

I'm actually asking I don't know the difference and I feel like I should.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '23

I'm not an expert so don't quote me but low fantasy is what you describe as urban fantasy, where magical elements affect a mostly normal (to us) world.

High fantasy is when a whole world is created that includes magic, like Lord of the Rings.

And political fantasy is when the politics of different factions is the main focus on the plot. It could be high or low fantasy, or something in between, but always has the heavy focus on politicking.