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
Hermenegildher-ME-ne-giltGerman
Fidda-Arabic
Routh-Biblical Greek
OvidAH-vid (English)History
Munroe-Scottish
Dermot-Irish