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Fantasy is older than writing, but fantasy as a recognizable bookstore genre is surprisingly modern, and this video speedruns how we got here. We trace the genre’s DNA from myth, folklore, fairy tales, and medieval romances through the Enlightenment-era shift that made the supernatural an artistic choice, then into the Victorian roots of modern fantasy, the pulp era that made it fast, and Tolkien’s world-weight “story becomes a place” revolution. From there we follow how paperbacks and marketing turned fantasy into a shelf, how Dungeons & Dragons made fantasy modular and cross-media, and how the 2000s fractured into darker and weirder branches before the internet supercharged microgenres at scale. Along the way, you’ll get quick clarity on fantasy vs. magical realism, a modern “menu” of subgenres, and ten beginner-friendly fantasy reads for people who don’t usually read fantasy.

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Piranesi: https://bookshop.org/p/books/piranesi...

Circe: https://bookshop.org/p/books/circe-ma...

The Golem and the Jinni: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-gole...

The Ten Thousand Doors of January: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-ten-...

The Buried Giant: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-buri...

A Wizard of Earthsea: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-wizard...

The Hobbit: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-hobb...

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: https://bookshop.org/p/books/jonathan...

The Last Unicorn: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-last...

The House in the Cerulean Sea: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-hous...

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