Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, placing supernatural elements in an approximation of a contemporary urban setting. Ekman, Stefan. 2016. Urban Fantasy: A Literature of the Unseen in The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, Volume 27, No.3. 452-69. The combination provides the writer with quixotic plot-drivers, unusual character traits, and a platform for classic fantasy tropes, without demanding the creation of an entirely-imagined world.
