Science Fantasy
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Major Themes:
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Elements of fantasy and science fiction are mixed almost equally.
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Magic and scientific laws co-exist in the same universe, although one
may
be dominant over the other.
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Magic may be used in lieu of technology.
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Characters may be ignorant of one or both aspects as explanations for
natural
phenomenon.
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The everyday world may be used as a backdrop for the scientific laws,
but
it is not as prominently used as it is within the Modern Fantasy Theme.
Major Contributing Authors:
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Anne McCaffrey: From bio-genetically
engineered dragons
to ships powered by telepathy and song, McCaffrey is a master at mixing
science and fantasy fiction.
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Piers Anthony: His Adept series
successfully splits
the setting between a world of magic and a world of science while his
Mode
and Incarnations of Immortality series mash them together in the same
realm.
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Will Shetterly. He merges the
post-disaster
urban setting of Bordertown with the fantasy of Elfland to create a
varied
landscape for the characters’ adventures.
Great books you can buy
from 
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey. The first of 16 Pern books, this novel tells the story of a young woman’s rise to power as the Dragon Lady of Pern and her search for the truth about the planet’s past.
Split Infinity by Piers Anthony. This book is the first in a series to follow a man who can travel between the alternate dimensions of all science and all magic on his world.
A Plague of Angels by Sherri S. Tepper. In a far future Earth, society has been destroyed by a mass exodus to the stars and ancient monsters attacking those left behind.