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The plot of OUAT has sent me looking more into the different subgenres of fantasy and science fiction. Steampunk, Science-Fantasy, Arcanepunk, what have you. I’m trying to put OUAT into a category but it’s difficult with different stories falling into different categories. I guess I’m also curious what other literature is there with the same concept of magic interacting with our world. Harry Potter is a good example I suppose. What other ones would fit the OUAT-type magic formula if that makes sense to you guys?
[adrotate group="5"]I think it fits the description of Urban Fantasy.
But sometimes, defining genres is quite tricky, since they overlap sooo frequently…too bad this topic did not get more bites. when i first thought of Once Upon A Time i hearkened back to a few years ago reading Percy Jackson for fun. (for the few that dont know: Percy Jackson and the Olympians is about the Greek gods having mortal kids in the present time, and the quests that a few of these teens go on in the modern world against other ancient Greek villains. Mount Olympus is on a secret floor of the Empire State Building, and Hades is located in Los Angeles. There is also fo course a mystical camp training ground called Camp Half Blood. Therefore in that it has standard characters from mythology interacting in a modern setting i immediately compaired it to once upon a time when i sat down to watch the first episode.
Magic always comes with a price, so I pay with visa.
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