Science Fiction vs Fantasy
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Re: Science Fiction vs Fantasy
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Maybe for that target group, this would be a great, unquestionable read. But ardent readers would raise quite a few eyebrows.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.
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It would be great to introduce main themes earlier on in the book.NDeMeer wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 08:50 It definitely depends on the book, as others have also stated! In my experience, fantasy is usually quicker to reveal worldbuilding elements than science fiction is. Having it appear over halfway through the book, seems late to me too! Then again, I read more fantasy then scifi.
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Well, is there really anything new under the sun? Discoveries are usually of existing things that have not quite been found and discussed... So perhaps that's one of the things the author was working with.AlexisLib wrote: ↑19 Jul 2020, 19:22 I have read much more fantasy than science fiction. As I was reading Zona, I kept waiting for the science fiction, and it really didn't appear until halfway through the book. Is that normal for science fiction books?
And when it finally did appear, as prehistoric animals and different hormones and chemicals and vegetation, at first I was like, is that all there is? With fantasy, magic or unusual things appear very quickly, within the first few pages, and then there's tons of other occurrences. I think one could even argue that the science fiction elements weren't really science fiction at all, we are always discovering new animals and plants in the jungles and other areas that haven't been fully explored yet.
What did you think about the science fiction in this book? Is the type and amount of science fiction typical for books in this category?
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Yes, definitely! I'm not sure why the author would choose to wait so long with revealing the themes. I once read a book that seemed to be a sort of high school romance novel until halfway through, when it suddenly turned fully paranormal/fantasy, out of nowhere. It's very disconcerting. I don't know why any author would choose to do so.
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Exactly my thoughts. It seemed a bit to me too. But it's still dependent on the bookNDeMeer wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 08:50 It definitely depends on the book, as others have also stated! In my experience, fantasy is usually quicker to reveal worldbuilding elements than science fiction is. Having it appear over halfway through the book, seems late to me too! Then again, I read more fantasy then scifi.
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I haven't seen all the Star Wars movies; I think of them more as sci fi than fantasy. What magic is in the movies? Just curious.SunVixen wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 06:06For me, Star Wars is a something like space opera. This is not real sci-fi, but a hybrid between sci-fi and fantasy, where beautiful princesses, swords and magic coexist alongside aliens and spaceships.Leen282 wrote: ↑22 Jul 2020, 01:33For me, Star Wars would be the kind of sci-fi I don't like.Kansas City Teacher wrote: ↑21 Jul 2020, 17:58
I did not know I liked it, either, and have trouble differentiating the two as well. So would stories like Star Wars be sci-fi or fantasy, or both?
As for the Zone, stories about a strange place with ancient animals have been popular since the 19th century. The very first book about such a place was "The Lost World" by Arthur Conan Doyle. In this book, the characters find a strange place in the forests of South America, where dinosaurs and ape-like people live. This book is considered science fiction.
However, such stories could only be considered true sci-fi during the time of Arthur Conan Doyle. Now, the Earth is too well studied. Siberia is very large, but even in Siberia one can hardly find such a place. Therefore, "Zone" should be called surreal sci-fi or something like that.
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