Hmm... You know, I'm not completely sure what I meant. I suppose what I see most often under the label urban fantasy is a lot more action-oriented and a lot less cerebral- a lot more relation to cyberpunk and steampunk than to classical fantasy. (Though Taylor does action well, when it's called for) Certainly the present conflation of urban fantasy and paranormal romance has to do with it as well. Perhaps what I mean is that usually urban fantasy is a lot more 'urban' than this, in the sense of fast-paced, hectic, dangerous. Whereas the urban in this urban fantasy is more City as Habitat.
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Date: 2011-05-29 08:05 pm (UTC)