By Joan Wilmont
Science fiction and fantasy books fall under the category of fictional writing. Imagination revolving around things such as future settings, scientific elements and technology, space travel, beings from other planets and paranormal stuff is mostly employed in writing SF books. Those involving magic and supernatural activities are classified under fantasy writing.
The scientific fiction broadly involves writing about the plausibility of alternate worlds or future. Though more similar than different from fantasy, the events that are portrayed are mostly within the rules of science. This means that its imaginary elements are scientifically possible. The popular sci-fi term is used to refer to those works that have been done on a low budget and low technology used to distinguish serious work and the rest.
The scientific fiction broadly involves writing about the plausibility of alternate worlds or future. Though more similar than different from fantasy, the events that are portrayed are mostly within the rules of science. This means that its imaginary elements are scientifically possible. The popular sci-fi term is used to refer to those works that have been done on a low budget and low technology used to distinguish serious work and the rest.
As much as fantasy is within the class of speculative fiction, no scientific or macabre themes are used. Medievalist forms are mostly applied in fantasy works. Most popular subgenres are fairy tales, the arts of wizardry, sorcery and witchcraft without involving any from of horror.
To many people SF is unrealistic but it should be kept in mind that they use what is called suspension of disbelief. The person reading the book is provided with applicable explanations and solutions involving the use of fictional elements. The elements involved include time setting, special setting, characters of fiction, future technology, contradicting scientific principles and paranormal activities.
There are disciplines that relate to fantasy writing namely English, study of cultures, history, medieval studies and comparative literature. This form of writing cuts across everything from Tzvetan Todorov to medievalism and popular culture affiliates about politics, literature and history.
The categories of scientific fiction and fantasy are not easy to tell apart from the way they overlap. To define them is definitely a daunting task. The best way to distinguish them is not by defining them but through reading both works
To many people SF is unrealistic but it should be kept in mind that they use what is called suspension of disbelief. The person reading the book is provided with applicable explanations and solutions involving the use of fictional elements. The elements involved include time setting, special setting, characters of fiction, future technology, contradicting scientific principles and paranormal activities.
There are disciplines that relate to fantasy writing namely English, study of cultures, history, medieval studies and comparative literature. This form of writing cuts across everything from Tzvetan Todorov to medievalism and popular culture affiliates about politics, literature and history.
The categories of scientific fiction and fantasy are not easy to tell apart from the way they overlap. To define them is definitely a daunting task. The best way to distinguish them is not by defining them but through reading both works
To many people SF is unrealistic but it should be kept in mind that they use what is called suspension of disbelief. The person reading the book is provided with applicable explanations and solutions involving the use of fictional elements. The elements involved include time setting, special setting, characters of fiction, future technology, contradicting scientific principles and paranormal activities.
There are disciplines that relate to fantasy writing namely English, study of cultures, history, medieval studies and comparative literature. This form of writing cuts across everything from Tzvetan Todorov to medievalism and popular culture affiliates about politics, literature and history.
The categories of scientific fiction and fantasy are not easy to tell apart from the way they overlap. To define them is definitely a daunting task. The best way to distinguish them is not by defining them but through reading both works. It has been said that scientific fiction the improbable made possible where as fantasy is the impossible made probable.
About the Author:
There are disciplines that relate to fantasy writing namely English, study of cultures, history, medieval studies and comparative literature. This form of writing cuts across everything from Tzvetan Todorov to medievalism and popular culture affiliates about politics, literature and history.
The categories of scientific fiction and fantasy are not easy to tell apart from the way they overlap. To define them is definitely a daunting task. The best way to distinguish them is not by defining them but through reading both works. It has been said that scientific fiction the improbable made possible where as fantasy is the impossible made probable.
About the Author:
Do you want to get your kids from in front of the television for a time? Maybe you can get them into reading for fun. Such novels for teenagers are numerous as are the quality authors, with the genres of young adult fantasy novels, science fiction and dystopian novels leading the way. One upcoming work like this is the first of the "Save the Pearls" young adult series, "Revealing Eden" written by Victoria Foyt.