the hobbit is a fantasy novel
 related genres horrorscience fantasyscience fictionsuperhero fictionsupernatural fictionutopian and dystopian fiction see also fantasy literatureoutline of fantasylist of fantasy authorslist of fantasy novelslist of fantasy worldslist of genreslist of high fantasy fictionlist of literary genresfantastiquetheosophical fictionworldbuilding references  external links the fantasy genre childrens literature classics
 the comedies of aristophanes are filled with fantastic elements particularly his play the birds in which an athenian man builds a city in the clouds with the birds and challenges zeuss authority