elfpunk

Noun

elfpunk (uncountable)

1. A subgenre of urban fantasy in which fairies, elves, and other creatures from traditional European folklore exist in a contemporary urban setting.
   • Or, on a more personal level, imagine a world without Heinlein’s literary children, and grandchildren. A world in which fewer writers and artists turned to science fiction and fantasy because Heinlein had not blazed the trail; and therefore a world in which the rich array of fantastic literature —...1988 October, Tappan [Wright] King, “Editor’s Notes: Methuselah’s Grandchildren”, in The Twilight Zone Magazine, page 8
   • The scenes of high-school intrigue and shoplifting in magical malls seem flip rather than ingenious (“Pete was wearing acid-washed jeans and a denim jacket with the Wild Hunt’s ‘Horns of Elfland Tour’ logo painted on the back”), and the book’s later stretches, as Jane goes to college and then tries...1994 January 2, Gregory Feeley, “Wayfarers of Yore”, in Fanfare (Newsday), pages 34 and 36