Science Fiction vs Fantasy

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NetMassimo wrote: 20 Jul 2020, 07:24 This novel is a bit borderline as the lost world theme was famous before modern science fiction existed, so I'm not surprised that the sci-fi element became explicit only in the second part. Possibly the novel is targeted to readers who usually don't read science fiction.
I would go so far as to call it science fiction. It began as a kind of mystery/thriller as Grant tried to figure out what happened to his uncle. Once the group departed, the story began to resemble a sci-fi and fantasy novel.
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riyosha wrote: 20 Jul 2020, 21:11 It really depends on the novel. There's honestly no norm for when to introduce the science fiction elements. A lot of science fiction/fantasy books, or even movies, may have barely any sci-fi/fantasy elements at all.
The narrative eventually took a turn into science fiction at the very end after the wolf/human interactions started. I believe it determines the thin line between science fiction and fantasy enough.
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I prefer the science ficton aspect. The book is more of that than fantasy.
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This is a combination of science fiction and fantasy.
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I feel like the book was a fantasy novel and the sci-fiction part was just mentioned in bits. If the new plants and animals that were mentioned had been discovered and explained in detail then it would fit as sci-fi, otherwise, it's just fantasy.
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It may be considered science fiction even when it has elements of fantasy if it is based on science and scientific knowledge, in my opinion. I'm not sure if we need to separate off stuff like scientific fantasy into their own category.
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Science fiction may not always be present in a book. It's appropriate that the story's first science fiction element appeared at the book's finale. For a book of this type, the science fiction content is moderate.
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It nonetheless belongs to the genre of science fiction. Regardless of when it was initially introduced, it contains elements of science fiction in it and is totally sci-fi up to this point. It all depends on the author's decision regarding organizational structure and writing style.
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Whether it be on a quantum physics level, a technological scale, or a biological one, I think real science can be found in science fiction. It has a serious scientific foundation, a real chance of happening, and a true base in reality.
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There are so many different genres and subgenres that we could never stack all the books in one box. That is what distinguishes quality literature. However, some efforts are preferred. If I'm not mistaken, sci-fi is a subgenre of fantasy, therefore this one looks to blur the lines between the two genres.
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So far it comprises of the two elements that makes up a sci-fi book it is good to go. It doesn't matter the time it appears it lies in the pen of the author to decide.
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rumik wrote: 20 Jul 2020, 23:35 The lines between science fiction and fantasy often get blurred, they're both lovely genres so I see no faults in this book leaning more towards one or the other.
You are absolutely correct, i rarely see a science fiction without fantasy attached to it, i stand to be corrected.
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I think it had a combination of both. The main purpose of their journey was to work on their scientific aspect and along the way, they got involved with the fantasy aspect.
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I think the book is more in the fantasy genre than science fiction. The animals exhibited characters that were abnormal.
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I loved the perfect blend of science and fantasy. We got to learn a lot about plants and the uses and we got to delve deeper into the fantasy aspect.
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