sword and sorcery



sword and sorcery

A literary genre that depicts adventures with elements of fantasy, such as magic and dragons. My little brother gets totally absorbed in the imaginary lands of sword and sorcery novels. I'm a realistic fiction kind of gal—sword and sorcery books just don't hold my interest.
See also: and, sword

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NicodÈMenee-ko-DEMFrench
Silje-Norwegian, Danish
MonteMAHN-teeEnglish
PearlePURLEnglish
Vladislavvlah-dee-SLAHF (Russian)Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Minakomee-nah-koJapanese