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Originally Posted by rkomar
I always assumed it had something to do with city life because of the "Urban" part, but I don't follow the genre. Does it also include those regions outside of cities?
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It's a fair assumption. There's a seedy underbelly aspect to a lot of the urban fantasy I've read. In my opinion, "
urban fantasy is fantasy in the real world" is a little too simplistic. Is Harry Potter urban fantasy? Maybe to some, but it's certainly not a universal classification. What about some of Tim Powers' stuff like
The Stress of Her Regard? Definitely real world, definitely fantasy, but certainly not urban fantasy.
No. Like you you, I think an urban environment does play a big part in most urban fantasies. Not that "
takes place in the real world" isn't part of it. I just don't think it's enough by itself.