Hoewel sommigen nog een onderscheid maken tussen High Fantasy en Epische Fantasy (P. Athans – introd. R.A. Salvatore, The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction: 6 Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Bestseller!, Avon, 2010, pp. 3-4.).
G.K. Wolfe, Critical Terms for Science Fiction and Fantasy: A Glossary and Guide to Scholarship, Westport, 1986, p. 52, N. Gamble - S. Yates, Exploring Children's Literature: Teaching the Language and Reading of Fiction, Londen – Thousand Oaks – New Delhi, 2002, pp. 102-103, P.J. Perry, Teaching Fantasy Novels: From the Hobbit to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Portsmouth, 2003, p. vi.
N. Gamble - S. Yates, Exploring Children's Literature: Teaching the Language and Reading of Fiction, Londen - Thousand Oaks - New Delhi, 2002, pp. 103-104.
E. Hemminger, The Mergence of Spaces. Experiences of Reality in Digital Role-Playing Games, Berlijn, 2009, p. 36.
W. Burkhard, J.R.R. Tolkiens 'The Hobbit' als Beispiel für fantasy literature im Englischunterricht der 10. Jahrgangsstufe, Norderstedt, 2008, pp. 7–8.
D. Schweitzer, Speaking Of The Fantastic II, Rockville, 2004, p. 74.
C.W. Sullivan III, High Fantasy, in P. Hunt (ed.), International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, Londen - New York, 1996, p. 303.
