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After the boom of the early 1980s sword and sorcery once again dropped out of favor, with epic fantasy largely taking its place in the fantasy genre.

However, the end of the 20th century saw another resurgence of S & S.

Sometimes called the " new " or " literary " sword and sorcery, this development places emphasis on literary technique, and draws from epic fantasy and other genres to broaden the typical scope of S & S.

Stories may feature the wide-ranging struggles national or world-spanning concerns common to high fantasy, but told from the point of view of characters more common to S & S and with the sense of adventure common to the latter.

Writers associated with this include Steven Erikson, Joe Abercrombie, and Scott Lynch, and magazines such as Black Gate and the ezines Flashing Swords ( not to be confused with the Lin Carter anthologies ) and Beneath Ceaseless Skies publish short fiction in the style.

These authors and editors are attempting to return the genre to the status it enjoyed during the pulp era of the twenties and thirties.