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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 1340 Views
Re: Ever notice how in fantasy books the smaller army always wins? Dunja - 20/09/2009 01:17:00 PM 949 Views
Well, usually the bigger army are the invaders. Defence tends to have an edge AgentOrange - 20/09/2009 04:38:45 PM 984 Views
It's an essential plot device Tom - 20/09/2009 04:41:04 PM 980 Views
Yeah but... Murtach74 - 20/09/2009 07:38:36 PM 957 Views
I don't quite agree Tom - 21/09/2009 01:22:45 AM 913 Views
I'm sitting here trying to think if I've read any books like that... Brian - 21/09/2009 01:40:08 AM 843 Views
Fail. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 04:43:24 AM 1042 Views
Agreed. Tom - 21/09/2009 04:59:39 AM 929 Views
Well there are plenty of authors not in their right minds Brian - 21/09/2009 05:49:22 PM 858 Views
True. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 06:50:43 PM 940 Views
Hrmm...guess Miéville failed to follow the script then *NM* Larry - 20/09/2009 07:48:29 PM 346 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 344 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 396 Views
Re: Ever notice how in fantasy books the smaller army always wins? Handel - 20/09/2009 08:45:48 PM 1103 Views
That, and... Napoleon62 - 20/09/2009 09:08:48 PM 951 Views
Nineteen Eighty-Four, baby! Ghavrel - 20/09/2009 10:37:05 PM 885 Views
That is not even fantasy... Napoleon62 - 21/09/2009 12:00:48 AM 886 Views
IT ISN'T?! *NM* Ghavrel - 21/09/2009 01:42:16 AM 374 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 362 Views
Doubleplusungood. Ghavrel - 25/09/2009 02:09:27 AM 856 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 389 Views
I agree. 1984 is not SF-F. *NM* Joker - 25/09/2009 12:36:46 AM 372 Views
Who knew? ¯\(°O)/¯ *NM* Ghavrel - 25/09/2009 02:07:19 AM 358 Views
I... don't know what those symbols mean. *NM* Joker - 26/09/2009 07:04:13 AM 384 Views
All books should have a point, IMO. Otherwise, what's the point in reading them. IndigoAjah - 25/09/2009 04:32:43 PM 959 Views
Nineteen Eighty-Four is unquestionably Science Fiction. *NM* Ghavrel - 26/09/2009 04:12:47 AM 420 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 854 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 366 Views
Because it doesn't have lasers or time-travel in it IndigoAjah - 28/09/2009 02:15:18 AM 861 Views
I read it years ago and I don't remember any futuristic technology except... Joker - 28/09/2009 04:16:21 AM 954 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 740 Views
Wheel of Time? Werthead - 20/09/2009 11:52:36 PM 869 Views
I have not found that to be always true IndigoAjah - 21/09/2009 12:52:00 AM 838 Views
The smaller army doesn't always win Tashmere - 21/09/2009 02:47:07 AM 856 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 911 Views
everybody loves an under dog *NM* random thoughts - 21/09/2009 03:51:12 PM 376 Views
Pratchett makes much of this. *NM* Camilla - 21/09/2009 04:11:04 PM 395 Views
"You can take our lives, but you can never take our freedom!" "...wrong!" *NM* Ghavrel - 21/09/2009 11:02:25 PM 333 Views
Exactly what I was going to say Floffe - 27/09/2009 02:55:02 PM 1040 Views
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