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The 14 pages that link to Fantasy literature, each with the reason it gives.

• J. R. R. TolkienRelated: Tolkien’s work became a touchstone for writers and critics of fantasy literature.

• FantasyBroader topic: This is fantasy’s principal form as written narrative.

• J. K. RowlingNarrower topic: Rowling's best-known novels belong to this broad literary tradition.

• The Lord of the RingsNarrower topic: The novel’s influence is visible in the genre’s conventions, publishing, and later world-building.

• Sword and sorceryNarrower topic: Sword and sorcery is one of fantasy literature’s influential adventure traditions.

• Literary fairy taleNarrower topic: Literary fairy tales overlap with fantasy but retain distinctive tale conventions.

• Robert E. HowardNarrower topic: Howard’s work became a lasting strand of modern fantasy literature.

• European dragonNarrower topic: Modern fantasy continues to adapt the European dragon as a monster, rival, or intelligent character.

• Philip PullmanNarrower topic: Pullman’s novels belong to fantasy while combining it with historical adventure and philosophical debate.

• Terry PratchettNarrower topic: Pratchett’s work belongs to fantasy while repeatedly parodying and reshaping its conventions.

• History of fantasyNarrower topic: The genre’s changing history helps explain the breadth of this literary category.

• Jack VanceNarrower topic: Vance’s work helped expand the genre’s range of settings, tones, and narrative styles.

• Margaret MahyRelated: Magic and the supernatural recur throughout Mahy’s novels and picture books.

• Tomi AdeyemiNarrower topic: Adeyemi’s series uses invented magic and a secondary world within the fantasy tradition.