Science fantasy
Science fantasy describes a hybrid genre of literature , film and games that primarily combines different elements of science fiction and fantasy .
definition
The publicist Frank Weinreich defines science fantasy simply as a genre that takes place in reality or in a world linked to human history, but includes the existence of metaphysical forces such as magic or parapsychology . For the writer Marcel Feige , a link between reality and metaphysical aspects is less important. The genre is much more about breaking the boundaries of classic science fiction and fantasy. Technical achievements would not be the focus, nor would the plot revolve around archetypal heroes , but he understands science fantasy as an interweaving of future scenarios and medieval-looking framework conditions.
The saga about " John Carter from Mars " by Edgar Rice Burroughs , the first part of which was published in 1912 in a Pulp magazine , can be counted among the earliest representatives of science fantasy . In it, a protagonist from Earth is transported into a world that has not yet been discovered by mankind, in which primarily archaic conditions prevail in a futuristic setting.
Other representatives of Science Fantasy, in whose publications the impossible is plausibly presented in an otherwise seemingly real environment, include Robert A. Heinlein with "Die Zeit der Hexenmeister", Fletcher Pratt and L. Sprague de Camp with their " Enchanter " -Cycle, Henry Kuttner and CL Moore with their short stories, Poul Anderson with " Operation Chaos ", Leigh Brackett with "Shadows over Mars", M. John Harrison with "Virconium", Robert Silverberg with his " Majipoor " cycle, Anne McCaffrey with " Drachenreiter von Pern " and Gene Wolfe with "The Book of the New Sun".
Perhaps the best-known examples of science fantasy are the film series " Star Wars " by George Lucas and the novel series " Dune " by Frank Herbert .
Individual evidence
- ^ Frank Weinreich : Fantasy. Oldib, Essen 2007, ISBN 978-3-939556-03-9 , p. 37 ff.
- ↑ Marcel Feige : The new lexicon of fantasy. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89602-528-7 , p. 403 f.