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A sister trope of "neo noir" or [[Cyberpunk]], fantastic noir is a relatively small [[Subgenre]] that blends the setting, characters (it usually stars a [[Hardboiled Detective]]) and plot structure of a [[Film Noir]] mystery story with the more colorful elements of [[Fantasy]] and [[Science Fiction]]. The genre seemed to arrive all at once in [[The Eighties]] and remains strong today, with the publication of such books as ''[[Anonymous Rex]]'', ''[[Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Cast a Deadly Spell]]''. [[H.P. Lovecraft|Phillip Lovecraft]] is a detective who doesn't use magic in a world where everyone else does.
* The ''[[The Animatrix|Animatrix]]'' short "A Detective Story".
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* Preeminent on the SF side, [[Blade Runner]].
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* ''Stalking the Unicorn'' by Mike Resnick. A private detective is hired by an elf to find a missing unicorn.
* ''[[Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
* ''[[Anonymous Rex]]''. The detective Vincent Rubio is a velociraptor in a world where dinosaurs aren't dead [[He's Just Hiding|but hiding]].
* ''[[A Study in Emerald]]''. [[Sherlock Holmes]] isn't noir, technically speaking, but this short story is a near-perfect snapshot of this subgenre.
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* [[Glen Cook]]'s ''[[Garrett P.I.]]''.
* ''[[Eberron]]'' is geared towards that kind of play, amongst others. Even including a prestige class for it.▼
▲== Tabletop Gaming ==
▲* [[Eberron]] is geared towards that kind of play, amongst others. Even including a prestige class for it.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* ''[[Discworld Noir]]'' (a more humorous take on the entry, as you'd expect from the [[Discworld|source material]])
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Problem Sleuth]]'' mixes this with a [[World of Chaos]] and a flavorsome combination of [[Crazy Awesome|awesome and weirdness]].
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