Borderland

Borderland refers to a shared universe created by Terri Windling, and to a fictional place within that universe. The premise of the Borderland books is that at some point in the near future, the "Elflands", the realm of magic populated by post-Tolkien elves, "returns" to the world, and is placed in juxtaposition with "The World."

Related Topics:
Shared universe - Terri Windling - Fictional place - Tolkien - Elves

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The region of this juxtaposition (which seems at times to be New York, New York and at other times to be geographically underspecified) is called the "Borderland" or "Borderlands." The dystopian metropolis that lies along the Border, which combines urban fantasy of various forms with a vaguely post-apocalyptic atmosphere, is "Bordertown" or "B-Town." In the liminal environment of Bordertown and its environs, neither magic nor technology functions "normally," and unpredictable combinations of the two may emerge.

Related Topics:
New York, New York - Dystopian - Metropolis - Urban fantasy - Post-apocalyptic - Liminal - Magic - Technology

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The Borderlands series focuses primarily but not exclusively on the disenfranchised youth culture of Bordertown, as manifest in gang violence, race relations and miscegenation, impromptu forms of social organization, class conflict, generation gaps, and literary criticism. The music of the 1980s is a significant influence.

Related Topics:
Gang - Race - Miscegenation - Class conflict - Generation gaps - Literary criticism - 1980s

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