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Science fiction & FANTASY Genres

Science fiction & FANTASY Genres. SCI-FI. Explores events that could possibly occur under scientific laws (time travel) Setting can be in the past, present, or future Characters often include robots, aliens, androids, etc. Often include futuristic machines that make certain jobs easier.

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Science fiction & FANTASY Genres

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  1. Science fiction & FANTASYGenres

  2. SCI-FI Explores events that could possibly occur under scientific laws (time travel) Setting can be in the past, present, or future Characters often include robots, aliens, androids, etc. Often include futuristic machines that make certain jobs easier

  3. Sci-Fi Subgenres • Adventure Space Opera/Militaristic and War/Exploration • High TechRobots, Cyborgs, Android/Computers/Artificial Intelligence/ Virtual Reality • The Future is BleakNuclear Annihilation/Overpopulation and Plagues/Ecological Disasters/ Science Runs Amok • Journeys Through Space and Time Space Flight/Epic Journeys/Forward into the Future/To Infinity and Beyond • Aliens All Around UsFirst Contact (The Search, Friends, Foes)/Aliens Among Us (Extra-Terrestrial Pals, Villains)/Encounters in Space (Alien-Human Cooperation, Close Encounters of the Alien Kind)

  4. FANTASY Imaginary worlds, creatures & situations Main struggle is often between good & evil Include figures such as knights, fairies, wizards, dragons, etc. Magic is a common element

  5. Fantasy Subgenres Sword & Sorcery            (Quest, Epic, Heroic, Wizards, Sorcerers) Saga, Myth, and Legend           (Arthurian Legend, Robin Hood, Ancient Civilizations) Fairy Tales           (The Familiar, Originals) A Bestiary           (Unicorns, Dragons, Uncommon Common Animals) Alternate & Parallel Worlds           (Alternate History, Parallel Worlds, Alternate Worlds) Paranormal Powers           (Shape shifters, Immortality, Supernatural Beings) Dark Fantasy            (Weird Tales)

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