[ SECRET POST #2557 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2557 ⌋

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Comments

Re: How do you guys define sci-fi and fantasy?

[ecoerrante]

Sci-fi = technology is the base
Fantasy = magic as the base.

Hard Sci-fi = actual science is being used in some form, so what's going on is plausible in reality, *or* there is a huge focus on the actual technology/science [the two generally go hand in hand.

Soft Sci-fi = everything else that's sci fi.

High fantasy = traditional fantasy, which actually is based on the precedent set by Tolkien's novels.

Low fantasy = all the sub genre's that aren't high fantasy [though there is an argument to be made for a lot of comedic fantasy being high fantasy, since that's what it usually is poking fun of.]

Harry Potter...hmm. That one is hard because it uses the "world within a world" set up, which is a hallmark of low fantasy - but otherwise uses almost exclusively high fantasy standards.

Also, I'd argue that Thor isn't sci-fi since it's main influences are mythology [which was the basis that Tolkien used to form the fantasy genre] and, frankly, only has a passing nod with sci-fi at best. Some of the other Marvel movies are more sci-fi but...well.Thor is definitely the fantasy element to that franchise which, because of him [mainly], is a mix of sci-fi and fantasy.

Recs: Mmm...Mercedes Lackey seems like she'd be right up your alley. She has a lot of Urban fantasy [and historical urban-ish fantasy!] as well as high fantasy that have strong female characters and is pretty well written. Oddly enough, she co-wrote a book with Piers Anthony [Boo, hiss, etc.] that features a matriarchal society that's interesting in that it turns a lot of traditional gender roles on their heads in a way, with a strong female lead [and a love interest that 1. she doesn't fall for right away, and 2. is sort of out of the gender binary in that they change between female and male on a regular[ish] basis.] It's called If I Pay Thee Not in Gold.

Re: How do you guys define sci-fi and fantasy?

[nyxelestia]

While it was hinted at in Thor 1, it's Thor 2 that's gone more firmly down the "not gods, just super-advanced aliens mistaken for gods" route.

And thanks for the recs. :)

Re: How do you guys define sci-fi and fantasy?

[cbrachyrhynchos]

High fantasy = traditional fantasy, which actually is based on the precedent set by Tolkien's novels.

It's not traditional, and Tolkien's influence is radically overstated.