A novel
(1) Characters, plot and environment are the three elements of a novel. The plot generally includes four parts: beginning, development, climax and ending, and some also include prologue and ending. Environment includes natural environment and social environment. Novels can be divided into novels, novellas, short stories and mini-novels according to their length and capacity.
(2) According to the performance content, it can be divided into myth, Xian Xia, martial arts, science fiction, suspense, ancient biographies, contemporary novels and so on. According to the system, it can be divided into chapter novels, diary novels, epistolary novels and autobiographical novels. According to language forms, it can be divided into classical Chinese novels and vernacular novels.
(3) fantasy novel is a literary type, and his ideological content is often profound, mysterious, magnificent and magnificent. Not limited by science and humanities, nor by time and space, inspirational and passionate, let the author's imagination play freely. It is closely related to sci-fi, fantasy, martial arts and other fantasy novels.
(4) It is generally believed that the word fantasy novel was put forward by Huang Yi, a Hong Kong writer, with the original meaning of "fantasy novel based on metaphysics". The so-called metaphysics refers to metaphysics, that is, the theory of exploring the fundamental principles of the universe, including the geomantic numerology in ancient China and the cultivation of truth through alchemy, as well as western mysticism and modern witchcraft.