What would you consider movies/books such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Zorro, Plunkett and Mclean, Sleepy Hollow, Robin Hood, First Knight, Count Of Monte Cristo, Three Muskateers? I want to write a book using this genre, but I am not sure what it is, and would like to do some research into how marketable it is before I write the novel. And if anyone has written or read books like this, how marketable are they?
Ok....what genre is this?
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I would say that those with fantasy elements are fantasy and the rest historical/mainstream. The marketability depends on a number of other factors.
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The traditional term for these was "romances" - but, obviously, the meaning's changed. Another old-fashioned word for them that I'm fond of is "swashbucklers."
oooo swashbuckling! That is the term I was trying to think of. I am not planning on having fantasy, just swashbuckling... 
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Pirates of the Caribbean - fantasy
Zorro - adventure
Sleepy Hollow - fantasy
Robin Hood - adventure
First Knight - adventure/romance
Count Of Monte Cristo - literary/mainstream/adventure
Three Muskateers - adventure
It seems like you're aiming toward adventure with a bit of fantasy (or a lot) thrown in...
Zorro - adventure
Sleepy Hollow - fantasy
Robin Hood - adventure
First Knight - adventure/romance
Count Of Monte Cristo - literary/mainstream/adventure
Three Muskateers - adventure
It seems like you're aiming toward adventure with a bit of fantasy (or a lot) thrown in...
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Pirates of the Caribbean - Magic realism?
Some people believe in curses and ghosts...and it was "set" in a real-world setting of the caribbean....(okay, I know, someone here will explain how it isn't magic realism -which is fine, I always like to learn something new).Robin Hood - adventure/romance?
Sleepy Hollow - dark fantasy / fantasy/horror
Good job Ray.
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Of course, there's a world of difference between Sleepy Hollow the movie, and the original story, the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. At the time, it was a contemporary story, and the "supernatural" elements seem to have another explanation altogether.
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Not that I disagree with anyone's assesment, but write it first, the genre will take care of itself.
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