Theme in Fantasy

While there are a variety of different themes in various fantasy novels, I discuss five very popular and recurring themes that have been around in the genre for a long time: Good vs Evil, Fate and Free Will, Empire, Power, and Mythology. I also spend some time talking about fantasy as social commentary and as allegory.

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As far as social commentary and allegory go, fantasy is unique among book genres in allowing an author to talk about the real world without a...