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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 1420 Views
Re: Ever notice how in fantasy books the smaller army always wins? Dunja - 20/09/2009 01:17:00 PM 1034 Views
Well, usually the bigger army are the invaders. Defence tends to have an edge AgentOrange - 20/09/2009 04:38:45 PM 1068 Views
It's an essential plot device Tom - 20/09/2009 04:41:04 PM 1066 Views
Yeah but... Murtach74 - 20/09/2009 07:38:36 PM 1045 Views
I don't quite agree Tom - 21/09/2009 01:22:45 AM 993 Views
I'm sitting here trying to think if I've read any books like that... Brian - 21/09/2009 01:40:08 AM 937 Views
Fail. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 04:43:24 AM 1125 Views
Agreed. Tom - 21/09/2009 04:59:39 AM 1045 Views
Well there are plenty of authors not in their right minds Brian - 21/09/2009 05:49:22 PM 969 Views
True. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 06:50:43 PM 1004 Views
Hrmm...guess Miéville failed to follow the script then *NM* Larry - 20/09/2009 07:48:29 PM 380 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 379 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 437 Views
Re: Ever notice how in fantasy books the smaller army always wins? Handel - 20/09/2009 08:45:48 PM 1175 Views
That, and... Napoleon62 - 20/09/2009 09:08:48 PM 1042 Views
Nineteen Eighty-Four, baby! Ghavrel - 20/09/2009 10:37:05 PM 982 Views
That is not even fantasy... Napoleon62 - 21/09/2009 12:00:48 AM 961 Views
IT ISN'T?! *NM* Ghavrel - 21/09/2009 01:42:16 AM 403 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 403 Views
Doubleplusungood. Ghavrel - 25/09/2009 02:09:27 AM 968 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 432 Views
I agree. 1984 is not SF-F. *NM* Joker - 25/09/2009 12:36:46 AM 411 Views
Who knew? ¯\(°O)/¯ *NM* Ghavrel - 25/09/2009 02:07:19 AM 401 Views
I... don't know what those symbols mean. *NM* Joker - 26/09/2009 07:04:13 AM 428 Views
All books should have a point, IMO. Otherwise, what's the point in reading them. IndigoAjah - 25/09/2009 04:32:43 PM 1057 Views
Nineteen Eighty-Four is unquestionably Science Fiction. *NM* Ghavrel - 26/09/2009 04:12:47 AM 458 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 974 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 402 Views
Because it doesn't have lasers or time-travel in it IndigoAjah - 28/09/2009 02:15:18 AM 965 Views
I read it years ago and I don't remember any futuristic technology except... Joker - 28/09/2009 04:16:21 AM 1049 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 832 Views
Wheel of Time? Werthead - 20/09/2009 11:52:36 PM 959 Views
I have not found that to be always true IndigoAjah - 21/09/2009 12:52:00 AM 918 Views
The smaller army doesn't always win Tashmere - 21/09/2009 02:47:07 AM 955 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 1006 Views
everybody loves an under dog *NM* random thoughts - 21/09/2009 03:51:12 PM 407 Views
Pratchett makes much of this. *NM* Camilla - 21/09/2009 04:11:04 PM 424 Views
"You can take our lives, but you can never take our freedom!" "...wrong!" *NM* Ghavrel - 21/09/2009 11:02:25 PM 362 Views
Exactly what I was going to say Floffe - 27/09/2009 02:55:02 PM 1157 Views
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