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<blockquote data-quote="Samuel Leming" data-source="post: 1883399" data-attributes="member: 16462">The Debate Goes OnThere's been debate on this topic for longer then I've been alive.A purist will tell you that science fiction is a form of speculative fiction and that fantasy is not.&nbsp; A true science fiction story will postulate some what-ifs and then illustrate how the world changes due to their effects.&nbsp; Non-speculative fiction with futuristic trappings is usually refered to as sci-fi, which is a fantasy genre.&nbsp; There's still debate on this boundary. Many will mention the &quot;three miracle rule&quot;.&nbsp; If the author waves his hand more than three times it's sci-fi, not science fiction.&nbsp; I think that's arbitrary.&nbsp; I go by the authors intent, but there are arguments against that too.Fantasy isn't just one genre, but a collection of the fantastic.&nbsp; You've got swords &amp; sorcery, elfie welfies, historical fantasy, high fantasy, sci-fi, etc...Alternate reality can't be a prerequisite for fantasy since many examples are set in our world.Sam</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Samuel Leming, post: 1883399, member: 16462"] [b]The Debate Goes On[/b] There's been debate on this topic for longer then I've been alive. A purist will tell you that science fiction is a form of speculative fiction and that fantasy is not. A true science fiction story will postulate some what-ifs and then illustrate how the world changes due to their effects. Non-speculative fiction with futuristic trappings is usually refered to as sci-fi, which is a fantasy genre. There's still debate on this boundary. Many will mention the "three miracle rule". If the author waves his hand more than three times it's sci-fi, not science fiction. I think that's arbitrary. I go by the authors intent, but there are arguments against that too. Fantasy isn't just one genre, but a collection of the fantastic. You've got swords & sorcery, elfie welfies, historical fantasy, high fantasy, sci-fi, etc... Alternate reality can't be a prerequisite for fantasy since many examples are set in our world. Sam [/QUOTE]

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