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<blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 1937187" data-attributes="member: 871"><p>Side note: The Harry Dresden novels are another good example of modern/urban fantasy.</p><p></p><p>I think many of the different types of fantasy are pretty much covered. If you really want to stretch the definition, then I'd offer up this one:</p><p></p><p><strong>Science Fantasy:</strong> As opposed to "hard" sci-fi, science fantasy is a genre where technology is so advanced that it performs beyond the limits of scientific knowledge, or even performs/allows for the impossible. Quite a few of the popular current sci-fi franchises like Star Wars & Star Trek are, in fact, science fantasy due to elements such as faster-than-light/warp travel, psychic abilities, etc.</p><p></p><p>Also, I think it's safe to say that a lot of these different types cross-pollenate. The comedic <em>Myth Adventures</em> series takes a shot at high fantasy, but crossworlds fantasy as well (with the dimension-hopping). Elric can fall into the sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, and high fantasy categories with all of the different elements present (and, looking at it as part of the Eternal Champion works, can be considered crossworlds fantasy as well). Leiber's Fafhrd & Grey Mouser work is pretty sowrd & sorcery, though a few stories (like "Adept's Gambit") fall into the crossworlds fantasy category (where Fafhrd & Mouser travel to ancient Earth).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AFGNCAAP, post: 1937187, member: 871"] Side note: The Harry Dresden novels are another good example of modern/urban fantasy. I think many of the different types of fantasy are pretty much covered. If you really want to stretch the definition, then I'd offer up this one: [B]Science Fantasy:[/B] As opposed to "hard" sci-fi, science fantasy is a genre where technology is so advanced that it performs beyond the limits of scientific knowledge, or even performs/allows for the impossible. Quite a few of the popular current sci-fi franchises like Star Wars & Star Trek are, in fact, science fantasy due to elements such as faster-than-light/warp travel, psychic abilities, etc. Also, I think it's safe to say that a lot of these different types cross-pollenate. The comedic [I]Myth Adventures[/I] series takes a shot at high fantasy, but crossworlds fantasy as well (with the dimension-hopping). Elric can fall into the sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, and high fantasy categories with all of the different elements present (and, looking at it as part of the Eternal Champion works, can be considered crossworlds fantasy as well). Leiber's Fafhrd & Grey Mouser work is pretty sowrd & sorcery, though a few stories (like "Adept's Gambit") fall into the crossworlds fantasy category (where Fafhrd & Mouser travel to ancient Earth). [/QUOTE]
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