Fantasy Genres Everyone Gets Wrong

Fantasy genres are not as neat as people make them sound. What exactly makes something romantasy? Is dark fantasy the same thing as grimdark? Where does epic fantasy end and high fantasy begin? And why do readers keep using the same genre labels to mean completely different things? In this video, I look at some of the fantasy genres and subgenres readers most often misunderstand, and why the boundaries between them are much messier than the internet makes them seem. Because fantasy has never been particularly good at staying inside its own boxes. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro: Why are fantasy genres so confusing? 01:09 Romantasy is not just fantasy with a kiss. 03:47 Historical Fantasy - What is it? Really? 05:28 Political Fantasy needs more than a court. 06:44 If it's sad, it's not necessarily grimdark. 07:56 Why we use labels. I'm Teodora Bileta, a historian and fantasy writer interested in history, politics, storytelling, and the strange things fantasy reveals about us.