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CHARACTERISTICS OF FANTASY AND FUTURISTIC FICTION (FANTASY (Supernatural…
CHARACTERISTICS OF FANTASY AND FUTURISTIC FICTION
FANTASY
Supernatural Creatures
Elves, dragons, dwarves, enchanted plants, vampires, werewolves and talking animals.
Magic, or a lack thereof.
Characters have to be able to perform some form of magic.
Love
Although the love factor must remain on the PG-rated side, a love interest exists in order to pull at the heart strings of readers.
The Villain
The Villain must be extraordinary and not easily defeated.
The Weapon
The weapon, it has to be special in not only its capabilities, but also in the reason behind its existence.
The Setting
It is the unique quality of the landscape that allows for most of the events in the story to take place.
Language
The inclusion of a fantasy language heightens the reader’s ability to transport themselves into a different world.
SCIENCE FICTION (Sci Fi)
Aliens
A sci-fi novel may deal with aliens coming to Earth, humans encountering aliens on space explorations or a number of other variations.
Space Travel
Space travel pops up in fiction over and over again as humans wonder whether or not they're alone in the universe, and what might happen if humans encounter other life forms.
Time Travel
In scientific theory, time travel is possible based on potential technologies utilizing scientific knowledge.
Futuristic Setting or Alternate History
Even if there's no time travel involved, science fiction novels are often placed in a futuristic setting, while other sci-fi novels feature alternate histories.
Advanced Technology
Early science fiction writers and editors focused on the hard science of science fiction, and much of that incorporates the development of advanced technology.
Dystopia
Dystopia sci-fi themes are often used to explore current social issues, and they have very little to do with science, except dystopian fiction that revolves around technological mis-utilization.
Exploration Of Popular Societal Or Cultural Issues
These issues range from class struggles to misuse of technology, and sci-fi gives voice to the concerns of the society in which they are conceived.
Stories that often tell about science and technology of the future involving partially true fictions laws or theories of science
Contains elements that are not realistic
