Modern urban grimdark fantasy is a reflection of our modern urban grimdark reality. Writing hopeful fiction in a modern setting requires a much more vivid imagination.
Ravnica isn’t grimdark? Exploding gang warfare goblins, angels that lead crusades against small sins, a festering sin imprisoned beneath the world? Cancerous growths that hold the last nature a city dweller might have a chance of seeing, but will lead to your skull being added to the growing staff’s power?
Maybe it’s not 40k levels of wanking grimdark, but it’s not a very nice place.
see this is the setting i want. modern urban fantasy with none of the grimdark that seems to plague the genre.
Modern urban grimdark fantasy is a reflection of our modern urban grimdark reality. Writing hopeful fiction in a modern setting requires a much more vivid imagination.
Ravnica setting is what you want. I suggest the “Bylaw and Order” series!
Ravnica isn’t grimdark? Exploding gang warfare goblins, angels that lead crusades against small sins, a festering sin imprisoned beneath the world? Cancerous growths that hold the last nature a city dweller might have a chance of seeing, but will lead to your skull being added to the growing staff’s power?
Maybe it’s not 40k levels of wanking grimdark, but it’s not a very nice place.
the descriptions all seem fairly dry. i wonder if it can be combined with masks…