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Nineteen Eighty-Four is unquestionably Science Fiction. *NM* Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 26/09/2009 04:12:47 AM
And 1984 is Fantasy/SciFi in many schools of thought, because it reimagines events using a theoretical future (and different past) and thus is based in a world mirroring but different from our own. You don't need Knights or Magic to have fantasy, though I class 1984 as SciFi (kind of). Plus there are several other books that are similar, but are very much fantasy. If Watership Down is fantasy, we can argue that Animal Farm is, as well. Mortal Engines is Fantasy/SciFi and has a rather dystopian world. Though to be fair, most books that spring to mind lack pitched battles, so I'm really being pedantic and not relevant to the OP.
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Ever notice how in fantasy books the smaller army always wins? Murtach74 - 20/09/2009 01:01:18 PM 1292 Views
Re: Ever notice how in fantasy books the smaller army always wins? Dunja - 20/09/2009 01:17:00 PM 904 Views
Well, usually the bigger army are the invaders. Defence tends to have an edge AgentOrange - 20/09/2009 04:38:45 PM 941 Views
It's an essential plot device Tom - 20/09/2009 04:41:04 PM 941 Views
Yeah but... Murtach74 - 20/09/2009 07:38:36 PM 915 Views
I don't quite agree Tom - 21/09/2009 01:22:45 AM 864 Views
I'm sitting here trying to think if I've read any books like that... Brian - 21/09/2009 01:40:08 AM 792 Views
Fail. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 04:43:24 AM 1001 Views
Agreed. Tom - 21/09/2009 04:59:39 AM 889 Views
Well there are plenty of authors not in their right minds Brian - 21/09/2009 05:49:22 PM 813 Views
True. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 06:50:43 PM 892 Views
Hrmm...guess Miéville failed to follow the script then *NM* Larry - 20/09/2009 07:48:29 PM 327 Views
and a lot of others. But there's a rumour somewhere that it's not the size that matters... *NM* jh - 20/09/2009 07:53:41 PM 323 Views
It's still a valid point, even if one author doesn't "follow the script." *NM* Joker - 25/09/2009 12:34:48 AM 376 Views
Re: Ever notice how in fantasy books the smaller army always wins? Handel - 20/09/2009 08:45:48 PM 1056 Views
That, and... Napoleon62 - 20/09/2009 09:08:48 PM 900 Views
Nineteen Eighty-Four, baby! Ghavrel - 20/09/2009 10:37:05 PM 837 Views
That is not even fantasy... Napoleon62 - 21/09/2009 12:00:48 AM 841 Views
IT ISN'T?! *NM* Ghavrel - 21/09/2009 01:42:16 AM 355 Views
Yeah, didn't your dad tell you about the double ungood days of the 80s? *NM* IndigoAjah - 21/09/2009 01:52:46 AM 343 Views
Doubleplusungood. Ghavrel - 25/09/2009 02:09:27 AM 813 Views
Oops, sorry. Probably a thoughtcrime to put a space in. Rebellious waste of... pixels? Space? *NM* IndigoAjah - 25/09/2009 04:26:14 PM 369 Views
I agree. 1984 is not SF-F. *NM* Joker - 25/09/2009 12:36:46 AM 349 Views
Who knew? ¯\(°O)/¯ *NM* Ghavrel - 25/09/2009 02:07:19 AM 337 Views
I... don't know what those symbols mean. *NM* Joker - 26/09/2009 07:04:13 AM 364 Views
All books should have a point, IMO. Otherwise, what's the point in reading them. IndigoAjah - 25/09/2009 04:32:43 PM 917 Views
Nineteen Eighty-Four is unquestionably Science Fiction. *NM* Ghavrel - 26/09/2009 04:12:47 AM 399 Views
No, it's not. ScyFy does not lay claim to anything and everything that takes place... Joker - 26/09/2009 07:05:59 AM 804 Views
It's a novel which heavily relies upon futuristic technology. How is it not Science Fiction? *NM* Ghavrel - 28/09/2009 01:43:23 AM 340 Views
Because it doesn't have lasers or time-travel in it IndigoAjah - 28/09/2009 02:15:18 AM 814 Views
I read it years ago and I don't remember any futuristic technology except... Joker - 28/09/2009 04:16:21 AM 899 Views
I would say that if a story uses that sort of thing, it has a science fiction element. Ghavrel - 28/09/2009 05:20:39 AM 691 Views
Wheel of Time? Werthead - 20/09/2009 11:52:36 PM 824 Views
I have not found that to be always true IndigoAjah - 21/09/2009 12:52:00 AM 789 Views
The smaller army doesn't always win Tashmere - 21/09/2009 02:47:07 AM 817 Views
Because you don't have to root for the huge army that's supposed to win. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 04:38:22 AM 864 Views
everybody loves an under dog *NM* random thoughts - 21/09/2009 03:51:12 PM 355 Views
Pratchett makes much of this. *NM* Camilla - 21/09/2009 04:11:04 PM 374 Views
"You can take our lives, but you can never take our freedom!" "...wrong!" *NM* Ghavrel - 21/09/2009 11:02:25 PM 315 Views
Exactly what I was going to say Floffe - 27/09/2009 02:55:02 PM 916 Views
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