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Fiction

PoindexterOglethorpe

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12. Science fiction is not only space & mechanical stuff.

Reply to lark (Reply #8)

Wed Feb 22, 2023, 01:22 AM

Feb 2023

It includes time travel, alternate history, and various others. Fantasy typically involves magical or supernatural elements; what's going on isn't possible in the real world.

Okay, so FTL (faster than light) travel and time travel are likewise not possible in the real world, but they do not involve magical or supernatural elements.

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Bookriot: THE 22 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME [View all] SheltieLover Feb 2023 OP

Thanks! Bayard Feb 2023 #1

Yw! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #2

Thanks for this, I love Fantasy! lark Feb 2023 #3

Yw! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #5

OK, one small complaint, Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein should have been on the list! lark Feb 2023 #4

Sounds interesting, just by its title. SheltieLover Feb 2023 #6

Stranger in a Strange Land is NOT fantasy. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2023 #7

Where's the line between the 2? lark Feb 2023 #8

Science fiction is not only space & mechanical stuff. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2023 #12

Time travel is the real dicotomy (sp?) here, isn't it. lark Feb 2023 #13

No. Just because some kind of a portal is used, does not make that time travel story fantasy. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2023 #20

Damn mouse, spell check doesn't work with it. lark Feb 2023 #21

Reading what interests you is always the best. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2023 #22

Thx for sharing! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #10

I love good science fiction, but never cared for fantasies. Chainfire Feb 2023 #9

I love magical realism, although not applicable to this list. SheltieLover Feb 2023 #11

That's me. lark Feb 2023 #14

I love to read, too, Lark! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #15

Happy reading to you too. lark Feb 2023 #16

Have you read David Rosenfelt's Andy Carpenter series? SheltieLover Feb 2023 #17

No, I haven't read them and look forward to finding them on my Kindle. lark Feb 2023 #18

He's my all time fav author. SheltieLover Feb 2023 #19