Fantasy
Find out which fantasy sub-genre most appeals to you, with recommendations for authors and books to explore!
- 1.
What first comes to mind when you think of "fantasy"?
- A.
Special creatures with special powers: witches, vampires, dragons, etc.
- B.
Corsets and dirigibles
- C.
Epic quests or complicated political intrigue involving beleaguered kingdoms
- D.
Dark deeds and dangerous happenings
- E.
Reality, twisted
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- 2.
Who would you rather spend some quality time with?
- A.
A hardboiled detective, who also happens to be a wizard
- B.
A parasol-wielding lady with a quick wit and sharp tongue
- C.
A talking dragon, or possibly an elf
- D.
A sensual, slightly dangerous, vampire
- E.
The betrayed secret ruler of a kingdom in peril
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- 3.
What would you rather be doing?
- A.
Solving mysteries with my secret magical powers
- B.
What a silly question. The world has so many layers, I can do everything at once.
- C.
Undergoing a soul-changing quest to save someone I love, or possibly the entire world
- D.
Sipping tea in the drawing room with my refined vampire friend while we discuss the latest London fashions
- E.
Slaying vampires! Or werewolves! Preferably with elves
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- 4.
What is usually your favorite part of a story?
- A.
The characters: their personalities, their lives
- B.
The plot (what's happening?)
- C.
The way it's written: edgy, lyrical, funny...
- D.
Where it takes place: another planet, a city on Earth, the Faerie realm...
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- 5.
What types of books / authors do you usually prefer?
- A.
Horror: Stephen King, Anne Rice, Dean Koontz...
- B.
Adventure: Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell...
- C.
Mystery / True Crime: Michael Connelly, Nevada Barr, Ann Rule...
- D.
Literary: Ian McEwan, John Updike, Haruki Murakami...
- E.
Science fiction: Arthur C. Clarke, Orson Scott Card, Lois McMaster Bujold...
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- 6.
You're on your way to meet a mysterious stranger who might become a great friend or a terrible enemy, and you can only bring one thing with you. What do you choose?
- A.
A gun
- B.
Beorlah, your talking wolf
- C.
Everything you need is inside you
- D.
Your leather belt fitted with 18 different kinds of secret weapons
- E.
Your wizard's staff
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- 7.
When and where would you rather be?
- A.
The Middle Ages
- B.
The Underworld
- C.
The land of Faerie
- D.
Modern-day Chicago or New York City
- E.
I don't believe in the concepts of "time" or "place"
- F.
19th century London
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- 8.
How would your favorite book end?
- A.
The hero flies off into the sunset on the back of a dragon
- B.
You're not *completely* sure what happened...
- C.
After surviving horrible violence and betrayal, the lovers end up entwined in each others' arms
- D.
Good wins. Evil is vanquished.
- E.
With a beer at a local pub. After all, tomorrow's just another day on the streets.
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