Sword & Sorcery tales embody the action-packed aspect of fantasy, with powerful barbarians clearing a bloody swath across their pseudomedieval worlds. Robert Howard's "Conan" novels are perhaps the founding tomes. Fritz Leiber's clever "Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser" tales are popular (and much imitated) examples.
Fantasy Sub-Genre Definitions
By CreatureofLegend
Exactly what the title says it is, these are the definitions of the many sub-genres of fantasy writing. Come... More