Talk:List of high fantasy fiction

Number of items on this list
What is the Harry Potter series doing on this list? It's not even high fantasy!

The point of splitting off the list was to allow it to grow. Removing items because they are not, in fact, high fantasy would make sense, but removing them because you think the list should be shorter is hard to justify, and should be justified, if at all possible, here. Gene Ward Smith 07:27, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

I don't think it should be allowed to grow. IMO 20 exemplers are enough. I think that only the most famous and best selling exemples should be listed. Otherwise, there are million of High fantasy books up there. I don't think that we should make an "exception" for every god damned piece of shit, that is delivered to the market. Painbearer 12:51, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

I know this would require a major edit, but would the list not better serve, listed by title rather than author. If the purpose of the list is to become increasingly expansive, and thereby illustrative of the shape of the genre, then listing by title would easier provide an interesting and informative overview of the similarities between chosen names. Also, it would make for easier reading. Furthermore, the title of the article is List of High fantasy fiction, and a List of fantasy authors' already exists elsewhere.194.217.231.252 11:16, 7 August 2007 (UTC) I'm kind of dissapointed with this page. A lot of these works are more science fiction than High Fantasy like the 'Wheel of Time' series.I guess, from other various articles that no one has come up with a way to categorize most of these. Maybe it could become someone's hobby.(just a joke!)Anyway, I've got this craving for a good High Fantasy book, along the lines of the classic 'Lord of The Rings', but I've a sneaking suspicion that it doesn't exist. Do any of you know of GOOD High Fantasy that's not on this list? I'd appreciate your feedback and comments! Thanx! 70.135.56.7 (talk) 17:24, 25 February 2008 (UTC) Theodore from California

Harry Potter is most definitely High Fantasy. There is most definitely a 'muggle world' and a 'wizarding world', and while coterminous, the are most definitely separate places. Under the wiki's own article, under the section which describes different types of high fantasy, Harry Potter is the third type.Darqcyde (talk) 08:55, 18 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I agree that Harry Potter is high fantasy. It's one of the rare non-Tolkienesque high fantasies. It's clearly not realistic, and clearly epic in scope. Laguna CA (talk) 16:29, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

Movies, video games, tv series etc?
A list of high fantasy movies, tv shows, video games etc. would improve the list.
 * I came here exactly for this. "Fiction" is not limited to books and literature. I would gladly help improve this list.

Series or Saga?
Unless explicitly called a "saga", would it not make sense to call them all "series"? I'll be bold and see what the response is. Alan 16  talk  count  21:40, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Non-English High Fantasy
Every help considering high fantasy from the non-English speaking countries would be welcomed. HeadlessMaster (talk) 16:23, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I have started with the internationalisation of the article, although novels writen in English still make over 90%. Btw, before my edits, the list consisted 100% of the novels writen in English. HeadlessMaster (talk) 17:42, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Alphabetical Order?
It looks like Lloyd Alexander is on this list twice - once in A, and then once in T. I hesitate to remove it outright; is there a reason why it's under T? Pen name or something?Craeburn (talk) 17:11, 4 April 2012 (UTC) I think mistake, as he was added under "T" by non-registered user without explanation. HeadlessMaster (talk) 21:32, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
 * As I just looked at the list, what I found missing was publication date. I was trying to answer the question, "Was Tolkien first?" Ignoring true mythology that Tolkien used as a basis, Elder Edda, Poetic Edda, etc. Would Le Morte d'Arthur qualify? I'm unsure. Very useful would be a table for multiple search orders: author, title, publication date.... Laguna CA (talk) 16:35, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
 * It's by last name of author/originator where known so removing T is right. AngusWOOF  ( bark  •  sniff ) 16:39, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

Proposed addition to the List of high fantasy fiction
•	Information to be added or removed: Please add the author Vincent Hunter and their debut novel The Garnet Crown to the list of high fantasy fiction. •	Explanation of issue: Vincent Hunter and The Garnet Crown are not yet on the list of high fantasy fiction. •	References supporting change: Vincent Hunter press release in Surrey Now Leader Newspaper: https://www.surreynowleader.com/entertainment/transgender-surrey-brothers-debut-fantasy-novel-as-author-duo-vincent-hastings/

Vincent Hunter author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B08JHF2V31?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000

The Garnet Crown: https://www.amazon.ca/Garnet-Crown-Book-Crimson-Plumes-ebook/dp/B08FLWZM1L/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=the+garnet+crown&qid=1602991308&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExQU9MSlIyWUJHTE1BJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTQ1NTY3MUs5MDdKQUZTOFY5OCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMDM5MzExNTFVVTZZVURNNlgmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

Vincent Hunter official website: https://vincenthunterofficial.wordpress.com/blog/ FirebornMana (talk) 03:27, 18 October 2020 (UTC)


 * , do you have any external news articles that deem it high fantasy? AngusW🐶🐶F  ( bark  •  sniff ) 18:04, 18 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi FirebornMana, and thanks for your suggestion. I concur with AngusWOOF that you need to provide sources. In addition, entries in this list must have a Wikipedia article in order to qualify. Neither Vincent Hunter nor The Garnet Crown have a Wikipedia article, hence, they are not eligible for inclusion at this time. I'm sorry, but that means this edit request is declined. Best, Altamel (talk) 04:34, 24 October 2020 (UTC)