Fantasy
Fantasy was a genre of fiction that commonly featured imaginary s such as faraway lands filled with magical beings, such as wizards, fairies, trolls, and other creatures common in fairy tales and mythology.

The term could also be used to refer to the imagination in general, particularly visualizing one's self in a situation that was otherwise unlikely, as in daydreaming. ()

In the 1950s, the material writers wrote for Incredible Tales magazine was generally considered science fiction; however, Herbert Rossoff critiqued Julius and Kay Eaton's work, calling it "fantasy crap." ()

In 1996, when Rain Robinson told Tom Paris – whom she was unaware was from the 24th century – that she had noticed that he behaved strangely, Paris replied that she was just "fantasizing." ()

In 2063, Zefram Cochrane listened to the song "Magic Carpet Ride". One of the lyrics said "Fantasy will set you free." ()

On Beta XII-A in 2268, when James T. Kirk accused Kang of destroying a Federation colony on that planet, Kang told him that "I don't propose to spend the rest of my life on this ball of dust arguing your fantasies. The Enterprise is mine!" ()

In 2269, upon learning of Spock's familiarity with Alice Through the Looking Glass, James T. Kirk was surprised, as he hadn't figured on the Vulcan being interested in fantasy literature. ()

In 2285, when a young Starfleet officer was asked by Nyota Uhura to sit in the closet, he asked her if she had lost all her sense of reality. As she pulled a phaser on him she said "This isn't reality, this is fantasy!" ()

In 2287, Sybok said that most modern people believed that the existence of Sha Ka Ree was merely a fantasy concocted by pagans, but he told his followers that it is not a fantasy. ()

In the 24th century, The Adventures of Flotter was a popular fantasy holoprogram for children. ()

During the lifetime of Thaddeus Troi-Riker, he was fascinated with the concept of homeworlds, which he didn't have, since he was born on a starship. This fed his imagination immensely and he created his own fantasy world called Ardani and made up twelve languages for the various people he pretended inhabited that world. ()

Fantasy works
 The Adventures of Flotter
 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
 Alice Through the Looking Glass
 An Atlas of Fantasy
 A Christmas Carol
 Darkstorm The Kingdom of Elysian The Little Mermaid Ranma Nibunnoichi  Sleeping Beauty The Wizard of Oz''

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Literature genres