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Science Fantasy
Science fantasy is a mixed genre within speculative fiction drawing elements from both science fiction and fantasy.
A definition, offered by Rod Serling, is that "science fiction makes the implausible possible, while science fantasy makes the impossible plausible." The meaning is that science fiction describes unlikely things that could possibly take place in the real world under certain conditions, while science fantasy gives a veneer of realism to things that simply could not happen in the real world under any circumstances. Another interpretation is that science fiction does not permit the e ...more
A definition, offered by Rod Serling, is that "science fiction makes the implausible possible, while science fantasy makes the impossible plausible." The meaning is that science fiction describes unlikely things that could possibly take place in the real world under certain conditions, while science fantasy gives a veneer of realism to things that simply could not happen in the real world under any circumstances. Another interpretation is that science fiction does not permit the e ...more
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There was a dark irony to that. For so long we had benefitted from the esoteric properties of the Cadian pylons to keep our enemies restricted. Now, having burst his bonds, the Despoiler had turned the wreckage of his old cage into weapons.
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― The Emperor's Legion
― The Emperor's Legion
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Dès qu’ils eurent pénétrés dans cette partie de la Vieille Sylve, se révélèrent bien des désagréments : l’ancienne sente menant à la combe aux loups était effacée avec l’accroissement de la végétation, de vieux arbres avaient finalement cédés sous l’assaut combiné des insectes, du temps et du climat et, ce qui n’était pas le moindre des obstacles, la lumière du soleil projetait un chiche éclairage, du fait de l’abondance des ramées composant la voûte forestière.
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― Les Épieurs d'Ombre
― Les Épieurs d'Ombre
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