On this page, harry potter lovers can find other fantasy books that are somehow similar to harry potter. The most famous example of low fantasy is harry potter. High fantasy deals in more adult themes generally, with higher stakes, more diversity, and complex plots. Its set in the real world, but a wizarding world also exists, which is high fantasy. Perdido street station mieville 2000 is set in an urban setting but is clearly a secondary world and therefore high fantasy. Harry potter, sorcery and fantasy by marcia montenegro, written june, 2000. At the same time, the stories are infused with references to actual occult practices, some of which i. The harry potter books combine the intricate plotting of a mystery with the sweep and scope of epic fantasy and the intimacy and character development of a. First, the series is written in a generally very simple prose, and its target audience is children and young adults. I mean, it might as well be high fantasy, since all us muggles cant access it or hop a train to hogwarts or anything, but its still located in real life britain. The 50 best fantasy books of the 21st century so far paste. The harry potter series is a great example of conflict in fantasy fiction. Surprisingly though it also touched the dark side of magic, the readers easily fell in love with.
Examples include harry potter and the entire magical realism subgenre. It is a solo adventure book taking place before the events of the adventures in high fantasy game product where you play a high level wizard attempting to join a powerful magic group to shift them from being neutral or even infiltrated by the empire from the east. From harry potter to beauty and the beast, there is so much to explore within the fantasy genre. In fact, harry potter lives in the world of low and high fantasy. Note here that urban fantasy is not always low fantasy. Two major defense themes of these sites were that potter fell under the category of free speech and should not be censored in any way, and that potter was simply fantasy and therefore, harmless. Merlin as vain power hungry madman, the grizzled veteran whos also a psychotic killer suffering from dissociative identity, a hero whos actually a stupid little boy etc.
This essay will show the ways in which harry potter elaborates on the high fantasy norms by analyzing its narrative elements s etting, narrative structure, characters, and language. The somewhat nerdy genre of fantasy, extremely thick books, and a long series with an overarching narrative arc that demanded you start at the beginning and read the whole way through. Are you looking for books like harry potter for your teenager. Sometimes fantasy stories are both low and high fantasy. Childrens librarians from around the country selected books in two categories.
Yes i suppose it could i guess it depends on how you interpret it. Harry potters world is our own world with a few magical setting sprinkled in and protected from chance encounters. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix audiobook free is a fantasy audiobook written by british author j. The term high fantasy was coined by lloyd alexander in a 1971 essay, high fantasy and heroic romance originally given at the new england round table of childrens librarians in october 1969. Its been 20 years since harry potter first hit the shelves, and the popularity is still going strong. Rowling, harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j. Actually, harry potter combined several qualities that publishers previously thought didnt appeal much to kids. For further information, please read my articles on the harry potter books under the articles section in the table of contents. Some sources place harry potter and his dark materials in the low fantasy genre. How harry potter saved young adult fiction huffpost. Cheap harry potter merchandise and gifts the works. Low fantasy, it tales place in our world, or at least a world similar enough to say its the same. A lot of people have very different definitions for what high and low fantasy even are, and i have had a few people even count science fiction as fantasy, and.
Harry potter and final fantasy viii crossover fanfiction archive with over 11 stories. Fantasy fiction developed out of fairy tales in the nineteenth century. Which means that hollywood is going to be twice as desperate to find a new potter. This certainly does not mean that they are a copy of the wellknown books by j. Low fantasy is a subgenre which stresses the grittier, grimmer, more unattractively realistic themes in a fantasy setting. I personally think of harry potter as low fantasy because the magical world exists in the same space as real world, often just in deliberately hidden or protected pockets of it such as hogwarts, diagon alley, the ministry of magic, platform 9 and 34 and the various houses of magical families and the magical elements are. Not a good way to define a genre, but english is funny like that especially our particular brand of it. Early nineteenth century scholarship in folklore led to fantasy fiction dominating victorian childrens literature. These books sort of walk the line between high and low fantasy, but i felt. It follows harry potters struggles through his fifth year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, including the surreptitious return of the antagonist.
Fantasy is a huge genre, and has grown exponentially since the lord of the rings trilogy hit cinemas, and again as game of thrones dominates television. Best harry potter characters mature best harry potter books siriusly top 10 most powerful witches and wizards from harry potter j9726 top ten harry potter spells 2234 top ten most annoying harry potter characters penderk top 10 saddest harry potter deaths top ten best harry potter deaths worst harry potter characters smartest harry potter characters favoritefightingfrenchman top ten female. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Harry potter and the cursed child, parts one and two. Low fantasy or intrusion fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction where magical events intrude on an otherwise normal world. Tolkiens the lord of the rings exemplifies high fantasy, then low fantasy is perhaps more. Pans labyrinth high low fantasy fandor video essay no film school justin. Hp also doesnt focus too heavily on world building which i associate with high fantasy, its more focused on the characters and their story. Shop harry potter fantasy novels here the scholastic. There is fantasy and good story telling in the harry potter books.
In short, harry potter gave us the thrill of reading every genre, yet keeping the fantasy alive. High fantasys most distinguishing characteristic is that it takes place in an entirely fictional world. Oct 07, 2011 to make harry potter low fantasy, harry would have to live in a normal neighborhood and would probably go to a normal school and would have to hide his powers from the other students. How is high fantasy different from garden variety fantasy. Thoughts on fantasy a blog about the worlds, conventions. Harry potter s world is our own world with a few magical setting sprinkled in and protected from chance encounters. Here at we believe that the books and series in this list will also offer nice reading for those who really enjoyed the adventures of sorcerer harry and his friends. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal.
The opposite, high fantasy, is set in an alternative, entirely fictional secondary world with. This essay will show the ways in which harry potter elaborates on the highfantasy norms by analyzing its narrative elements s etting, narrative structure, characters, and language. At the same time, the stories are infused with references to actual occult practices, some of which i once studied and practiced. You can find a variety of harry potter books, gifts, games and more at our harry potter merchandise. Apr 11, 2018 in the 2000s, the harry potter novels became the rare series read by fantasy fans and non fantasy fans, book lovers and nonbook lovers, basically everyone on planet earth. A headmaster has urged pupils not to read harry potter after claiming the books cause mental illness and that letting them become addicted to. In these stories, youre taken to an entirely different world. However, these books keep a mediumlevel of violence and pg romance, making them a great option for high level reading teens. Come in to read stories and fanfics that span multiple fandoms in the harry potter and final fantasy viii universe. Harry potter hp has done huge things to this concept of fantasy and how it is delivered and practised in not just literature but in the broad areas of culture as well movies, gaming and the impetus its given to other writers.
It thus contrasts with high fantasy stories, which take place in fictional worlds. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix audiobook ez. Rowling about a young boy who discovers he is really a wizard, in other words, a sorcerer. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series.
These alterations to the high fantasy norms can be seen as a contributing factor to why harry potter has become such a global phenomenon. This list of fantasy novels for harry potter fans, for world of fantasy day, is sponsored by kingdom of copper by s. A novel about two worlds that blends science fiction and fantasy. Harry potter and final fantasy viii crossover fanfiction. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Jul 10, 2017 books like harry potter for high level readers these books are technically for older readers, due to complex plot and number of characters. So high fantasy texts are those that are set in other worlds.
While each book contains its own internal conflicts, the series as a whole deals with one central conflict. The designation is not a description of the quality of the work, but rather the. Rowling and the fifth audiobook in the harry potter audio books series. The official playscript of the original west end production paperback at walmart and save. This is similar to works like alice in wonderland, his dark materials, the chronicles of narnia and so on, where both reality and a falsereality exist. The ultimate guide to fantasy subgenres writers edit. Weve come up with several books that might fit the bill. The genre diverged into the two subgenres, high and low fantasy, after the edwardian era.
In daevabad, djinn summon flames with the snap of a finger, blood can be dangerous as any spell, and a clever con artist from cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom in the thrilling sequel to the city of brass. Low fantasy is a catchall, and rather inexact, term for that subgenre of fantasy that is set in a secondary world but is neither high fantasy nor heroic fantasy, though it may overlap with other subgenres. The opposite, high fantasy, is set in an alternative, entirely fictional secondary world with its own, albeit internally. Examples include the lord of the rings and other books set in middle earth and a song of ice and fire. Low fantasy is characterized by being set in the real primary world, or a rational and familiar fictional world, with the inclusion of magical elements. Sep 01, 2018 the harry potter books combine the intricate plotting of a mystery with the sweep and scope of epic fantasy and the intimacy and character development of a classic boarding school narrative. Shop the fantasy book series for sale here at up to 30% off. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 had the biggest opening weekend of any movie in box office history. As i began researching the craze over the harry potter books, i searched the internet for propotter sites.
Zoo city beukes 2010 is potentially low fantasy because its set in johannesburg. Low fantasy contrasts with the subgenre of high fantasy. Low fantasy focuses on normal lives that are disrupted by fantastical occurrences. Sep 11, 20 the most famous example of low fantasy is harry potter. In harry potter, you might call the world of the muggles low fantasy. Harry potter is a character in a series of books written by j. And while they still love it, theyre now teenagers and looking for other fantasy books to read. Harry potter 126 insights journals 29 harry potter hardcover 8 quick student workbooks 7 rp minis 7 thorndike young adult 6 pop instrumental solo 6 harry potter world notebooks for all 6 bcher fr magie 6. The novels fall within the genre of fantasy literature, and qualify as a type of fantasy called urban fantasy, contemporary fantasy, or low fantasy. The harry potter novels are mainly directed at a young adult audience as opposed to an audience of middle grade readers, children, or adults. In the 2000s, the harry potter novels became the rare series read by fantasy fans and nonfantasy fans, book lovers and nonbook lovers, basically everyone on.
High fantasy is not just a book on the top shelf, and low fantasy isnt for readers feeling a bit. High fantasy and low fantasy what does it mean to you. These alterations to the highfantasy norms can be seen as a contributing factor to why harry potter has become such a global phenomenon. High fantasy or epic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, defined either by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot. The circle of truth is now published from high fantasy publishing. Harry potter books 17 special edition boxed set by j. Wizards still have their powers in the real world low fantasy while the magical world is high. To make harry potter low fantasy, harry would have to live in a normal neighborhood and would probably go to a normal school and would have to hide his powers from the other students. But the characters, plots, and charms wink make them good picks as books like harry potter for adults. High fantasy would be something like lotr or asoiaf which take place in a totally fictional realm. Top 14 epic high fantasy series of all time lga mcintyre. Dec 07, 2015 yes i suppose it could i guess it depends on how you interpret it.
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