Which is your favorite and why?
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Which is your favorite and why?
Science Fiction because there's more room for possible setting and high fantasy is just restricted to a couple.
I refuse to answer this poll.
Science fiction because it just clicks with me more. The possibilities that are available appeal to me more than the possibilities that are available with high fantasy.
The entire definition of Wikipedia's term is why it appeals to me:
Space westerns, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic, alternate history and horror fiction all appeal to me so much. It's not necessarily any of the spacey stuff - I do like that part of the genre, but it's more of a sub-set of what I find interesting. The idea about possibilities in this lifetime that might not require such a stretch of the belief is amazing to me and I find it more enjoyable.Quote:
Science fiction is largely based on writing rationally about alternative possible worlds or futures. It is similar to, but differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically established or scientifically postulated laws of nature (though some elements in a story might still be pure imaginative speculation).
The settings for science fiction are often contrary to consensus reality, but most science fiction relies on a considerable degree of suspension of disbelief, which is facilitated in the reader's mind by potential scientific explanations or solutions to various fictional elements. Science fiction elements include:
-A time setting in the future, in alternative timelines, or in a historical past that contradicts known facts of history or the archaeological record.
-A spatial setting or scenes in outer space (e.g. spaceflight), on other worlds, or on subterranean earth.
-Characters that include aliens, mutants, androids, or humanoid robots.
-Futuristic technology such as ray guns, teleportation machines, and humanoid computers.
-Scientific principles that are new or that contradict accepted laws of nature, for example time travel, wormholes, or faster-than-light travel.
-New and different political or social systems, e.g. dystopian, post-scarcity, or post-apocalyptic.
-Paranormal abilities such as mind control, telepathy, telekinesis, and teleportation.
-Other universes or dimensions and travel between them.
Science fiction, but I love them both.
I enjoy both, they're two sides of the same coin, but I've just read more Science Fiction that totally blew me away and kicked my ass like Hyperion and A Canticle for Liebowitz. The Dune series is also really close to my heart, I honestly thoroughly enjoyed all six books (refuse to touch the son's stuff, though).
It might change soon as I read more fantasy nowadays. I've read A Song of Ice and Fire twice, I'm currently going through Lord of the Rings, and started a little bit of The Prince of Nothing which I'm getting to next, which also seems pretty insane.
I just finished Hyperion for the first time two days ago. Is The Fall of Hyperion a good follow up?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bolivar
Also, Speaker for the Dead.
YEP
Do I have to choose? :doublecolbert:
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Man
Science Fiction.
I'd take Modern Fantasy over either though.
This poll is mean.
This poll makes you take a good hard look at yourselves.
It's a completely different format, but I feel like you kind of have to read it if you've already read Hyperion. I haven't read Endymion, though, after how awesome Fall of Hyperion wraps up the story of the first two books.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharkythesharkdogg
Looking at my top 10 favourite movies I believe that for some reason I seem to enjoy SciFi over HiFan
However if I look at my favourite Books I seem to prefer HiFan.
But I love movies more than I love books.
High fantasy, but just because I like that it's honest about it's magic being magic, whereas science fiction often features magic masquerading as science.
Easy question. Science fiction.
Because robots.
Also aliens and planets and post-apoc and science.
But mostly robots.
I enjoy Fantasy more than Science Fiction. No real reason, I just do. Both are, in my mind, equally restricting though.
High Fantasy. But this poll is mean.
I love fantasy, but not close to how much I love sci-fi. It is the Best Genre.
My favorite projects (including one I'm writing) combine both. One example is Marvel's Thor. The recent release of Xenoblade Chronicles is another (though I have yet to play it since I don't own a Wii).
lasers & space ships > swords & horses
Fantasy in all it's iterations. Also, the poll is bias since it allows for the variety of sci-fi subgenres but it is limited to High Fantasy which itself is a subgenre of Fantasy. BOO.
What is high fantasy? Fantasy on drugs?
Wikipedia speaks for me!
Basically, LotR. A fantastical setting with big important heroes (mostly) whose goal is to save the world or something like that. It is about bigger issues than personal ones (not that there cannot be person stories just that they are secondary).
High fantasy = LotR.
Low fantasy = Conan.
science fiction (ooh ooh ooh)
double feature
I ended up choosing Science Fiction for the reasons Shorty mentioned. Also, Doctor Who.
Doctor Who, as much as I love it, is a prime example of fantasy in space rather than science fiction. Science and advanced technology is used to wave away so many things in that show. The sonic screwdriver may as well be a magic wand. Don't get me wrong, the show is awesome, but it's exactly an example of why science fiction is really just a subgenre of fantasy in most cases.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tifa's Boobs
It would seem to me that fantasy is a subgenre of fiction, like science fiction is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ouch!
I choose Doctor Who visits Middle-Earth.
I would watch the trout out of that crossover.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
High Fantasy
I loves me some sci fi but fantasy started my geekdom.
High Fantasy for me, I've liked a good bit of the science fiction I've read but not enough for me to have said I enjoyed it more.
I think science fiction is more imaginative, but I hate how smutty authors sometimes feel they have to be. :colbert:
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by The ManI would watch the trout out of that crossover.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
id have to go with Sci-Fi, its not as restrictive as High Fantasy is...
its totaly honest with the whole magic thing as magic is and has always been science unexplained, nanomachines and microbiology are great for things like that... some people just dont like having the mystery removed from magic and Sci-Fi loves to do that... case in point Midichlorians, those that hate it often cite that they dont like it cause they liked the old days when Jedi were "Wizzards in space" as opposed to just being gifted with being in touch with their Mitochondria... i personaly love that explanation as it gives a scientific reason in a Science Fiction universe...
Sci-Fi is just way more flexible in what it can do when High Fantasy has to stick to the same orcs, trolls, and elves unless someone crossbreeds some of them, then those are abominations that are killed by the end of the storries...
Fantasy all the way. I like some scifi stuff but not a whole lot.
Science Fantasy.