Authors may use current urban myths, borrow fictional technologies, or even invent occult practices, as well as using established supernatural characters and events from literature, film, or comics. Fantastic components may be magic, paranormal beings, recognizable mythic or folk-tale plots, or thematic tropes (such as a quest, or a battle of good and evil). Such elements may exist secretly in the world or may occur openly. Urban fantasy combines selected imaginary/unrealistic elements of plot, character, theme, or setting with a largely-familiar world -combining the familiar and the strange. The genre's wide popularity began in 1980s North America, writers and publishers encouraged by the success of Stephen King and Anne Rice. While precursors of urban fantasy date back to the 19th century, present use of the term dates back to the 1970s. 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. Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, placing supernatural elements in an approximation of a contemporary urban setting.
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