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Action/Adventure
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| Synonym(s) | Action-Adventure |
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Action/Adventure is a genre focused on suspense, tension, danger, and/or excitement. In literary terms, adventure is considered a subset of action, one that focuses on danger and the removal of the protagonist from their normal life. In fic, action/adventure are often paired together.[1][2]
Subgenres and subtropes of action/adventure include:
Examples
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Archives & Links
Further Reading
- Action fiction on Wikipedia
- Adventure fiction on Wikipedia
- Action/Adventure Tropes on TV Tropes
- Action genre on TV Tropes
- Adventure genre on TV Tropes
References
- ^ On fanfiction.net, the "Adventure" genre used to be named "Action/Adventure", but is now just "Adventure".
- ^ On Archive of Our Own, "Action" and "Adventure" are subtagged to "Action/Adventure". As of April, 2019, 48,809 works have the "Action/Adventure" tag. 12,188 words are tagged "Action". 15,365 words are tagged "Adventure".