What genre is it? What kind of fantasy?

[davidbergsland 102]

My new series is hard to name. I see it as an urban fantasy, but it's a completely invented world with unique measurements, weights, currency, and calendar/time. It generally has a medieval feel, but there's some technology. There's one dragon, but nothing else fantastic. There's some nasty demonic stuff, but nothing Hollywierd. The Lord does the normal miraculous things He's known for in spirit-filled circles, plus one type of thing that's never been done that I know of.

http://radiqx.com/2013/06/ferellon-gazetteer/ give you a feel for these things.

 

But what genre do I use? For me, it's a fantasy. But I don't know if readers will find what they expect. And I don't know if the best readers will be attracted.

[Jeff Potts 336]

If it has a medieval  feel, then it is "classic" fantasy.

 

If it has steam engines somewhere: steampunk.

 

I'm still at a loss for a simplistic definition of "urban" fantasy aside from vampires that glisten in the sunlight, and a love triangle between a Mary Sue, a handsome, glittery vampire, and an equally hunky werewolf.

 

Then there's dark fantasy, that usually involves lots of bodily fluids, constant swearing, and a bunch of amoral rationalizing.

 

I personally like fantasy as a genera as it is a blank canvas you can literally pour anything onto.  But it requires a lot of background work that generally goes unwritten because...well...it's ancillary backstory.

[davidbergsland 102]

Yea, I actually wrote a lot of the back story. I would call it spirit-filled fantasy but that might freak out too many going in. So, I guess I just call it fantasy then?

[Jeff Potts 336]

Just now, davidbergsland said:

Yea, I actually wrote a lot of the back story. I would call it spirit-filled fantasy but that might freak out too many going in. So, I guess I just call it fantasy then?

 

Sounds good to me.

[davidbergsland 102]

Of course, it just occurred to me that the two lead characters are barely 21 winters old. So, I guess it's a YA Fantasy. That solves that. Huh?!

[suspensewriter 4,482]

Not necessarily.  They would have to be younger for that.

[davidbergsland 102]

OK. He starts at 12 in book one. She starts at the same age as he is, 5-6 years later. But it doesn't really matter.

[davidbergsland 102]

Actually, I did some further research. Heroic fantasy fit the bill best.