High fantasy

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High fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction that is set in invented or parallel worlds. These stories are serious in tone, often epic in scope, dealing with themes of grand struggle against supernatural evil forces.

Other typical characteristics of high fantasy include fantastical races (such as elves and dwarves), magic, wizards, invented languages, coming-of-age themes, and multi-volume narratives.

In some high fantasy, a contemporary, "real-world" character is placed in the invented world. Purists might not consider this to be "true" high fantasy.

Some of the most famous examples include:

• Terry Brooks's The Sword of Shannara and its sequels
• Lord Dunsany's The King of Elfland's Daughter
• E. R. Eddison's The Worm Ouroboros
• P. C. Hodgell's God Stalk and its sequels
• Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea and its sequels
• Mervyn Peake's "Gormenghast" trilogy
• Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series
• George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series
• Christopher Paolini's Inheritance trilogy
• J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (set in Middle-earth)
• Raymond E. Feist's "Riftwar Saga and others
• Margaret Weis's and Tracy Hickman's Dragonlance series
• Tad Williams's Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series, beginning with The Dragonbone Chair
• Roger Zelazny's Amber series

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