Sentences with phrase «historical fantasy does»

Unlike traditional historical fiction, historical fantasy doesn't aim to be a perfect reflection of real life in the time and place in which it takes place.

Not exact matches

The Iliad and Beowulf were writing in the genre of fantasy... «Once upon a time inky, pinky and bod got into a boat» The bible contains poems, historical narrative, precise directions that is why you do not compare it to the Iliad.

I felt Pan's Labyrinth did the same, albeit on a higher level: I went to excited to see a film which combined mythology with the Spanish Civil War, but while the mythical creatures were fantastic, the historical portrait was cartoonish and hence the tension between «reality» and fantasy was slack.

In this historical fantasy, produced by Tim Burton, vampires strike the same twitchy nerve among the citizenry that terrorists do in our real world.

Edo - era Japan functions much as medieval Europe does in dragon - and - wizard fantasies: a freeform backdrop where exaggerated historical elements and fairy - tale tropes seem equally at home.

I charge for my cover art and have done many covers for mystery, horror, fantasy and historical books.

Posted by Victoria Strauss We don't often do self - promotion here at Writer Beware — but yesterday was publication day for my young adult historical fantasy Passion Blue — a novel of art, astrology, and romance set in Renaissance Italy.

Whether you're writing historical novels, contemporary fiction, or even fantasy, research photography is a skill worth developing (see what I did there...).

Death Doesn't Bargain is the second historical fantasy title in Sherrilyn Kenyon's Deadman's Cross series — available May 8th from Tor Books.

Several assorted other short stories that don't fit any of the above (and aren't yet published): a time travel story, a supers story, a solarpunk story set in the present day, a couple of pieces of historical fantasy set in our world.