- Elf punk
See also
Elfpunk .Elf Punk is one of theFantasy subgenres offantasy fiction, closely related toUrban fantasy .Elf Punk is not a Cyberpunk derivative.Fact|date=April 2008"Discussion of Definition"
Quote: Elf Punk came out in the late 80's combining the "urban fairy tale" thing with a rather punk aesthetic that it's at least a sub-genre.Ref: 13-Mar-2008, JasonK
Quote: More modern 'elf punk' fiction might feature fairies and elves in urban settings and cultures, such as biker elves.Ref: http://sci-fi.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Fairies,_Elves_and_other_Immortal_Beings
This little review gives a good idea of what an
Elf Punk novel might be like:Quote: I just finishedWen Spencer 's Tinker. (It is an) elf-punk fantasy romance with buckets of blood and a spunky, if improbably lucky protagonist. I mean, who wouldn't want to be Einstein smart,Jet Li tough andLindsay Lohan cute? Tinker is a junk yard dog who understands quantum physics and elfin magic about equally well.Ref: http://www.asimovs.com/discus/messages/8355/7473.html?1187636496 by Matt Jarpe, 2-July-2007Galaxy Bookshop , (Sydney, Australia), lists three titles in theElf Punk sub genre.See http://www.galaxybooks.com.au/categories.asp?id=11092&name=Elf%20PunkRamona Koval mentionedElf Punk onThe Book Show , on Australia's ABC Radio National, 23-April-2008 in an interview withJeff VanderMeer , author of "Steampunk: an anthology of fiction and non-fiction".Ref: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2008/2225120.htm"Books that are
Elf Punk "(Alphabetic by Author Surname)
'A Betrayal in Winter' (August 2007 in Australia)by
Daniel Abraham 'Finder'by
Emma Bull 'A Child Again' (October 2005 in Australia)by
Robert Coover Some books by
Charles de Lint Many books by
Mercedes Lackey 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'by
Gregory Maguire 'Cold Iron' 1998 and 'Sister to the Rain'by
Melisa C Michaels (All ofMelisa Michaels 's books are out of print) Ref: http://www.sfsite.comand http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/melisa-michaels/ 'A Handbook of American Prayer: A Novel' (January 2006 in Australia)byLucius Shepard 'Tinker'by
Wen Spencer 'The Iron Dragon's Daughter' (1994)by
Michael Swanwick - The author himself agrees that his novel is Elfpunk . . .Quote:Is The Iron Dragon's Daughter Elfpunk?Following a recommendation of Daughter as an elfpunk novel in the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.written:Vlatko Juric-Kokic wrote:> the heroine rebelled against an opressive> "no future" social situation> just like the punk did, so you might say it is punk.Michael Swanwick writes, in response, . . .What you said sounds eminently sensible. I hadn't thought of it in those words, but they ring true. I'm too old to claim the "punk" title, but there's no gettin around the fact that I was trying for that kind of acerbic clarity the real punks achieved. Also what Bill Gibson called their "explosion into form."Ref: http://www.michaelswanwick.com/revan/idda.html#four (Although some still disagree that this novel is Elfpunk:Ref: http://home.mho.net/trent.goulding/books/blcurrent.html)
Some books by
Terri Windling
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