Yoru kami no tou series#

Epic fantasy novels must have a grand scale. If an epic is a story about how a world changes, it has to be able to give a sense of the entire world in which it is set.

Yoru kami no tou series#

Turning back to modern fantasy, it is easy to see why epic fantasy series become so long. For better or worse, something is different at the end. In all of the traditional epics, the narrative of events takes place on what historians call “a world historical scale.” This means that deeds of the main actors, the struggles and journeys that the epics recount, have an effect on the very nature of the world. They help explain the nature of the world.įurther, they show how it changed. They describe a world in which the mysterious, the mythic, and the divine were made. They are massively long and complex, and although they do have heroes, battles and dramatic adventure, their role is more than merely to entertain. 'Epics are stories that stood as central pillars to the cultures that created them. stories are very long (500-1000 chapters) relies on many sub plots help advance the story

features a good vs evil story (usually, but can be shades of gray in modern epic fantasy) magic a key part of plot/story/character abilities In summary, some main characteristics of Epic Fantasy stories are: It is imperative to understand what this story is trying to be, so you don't end up judging it for what it's not trying to be. First of all, this story is of the Epic Fantasy genre.