r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Alextral • 2d ago

I really hate this

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Fantasy and science fiction being cramped in the same section, which is already so small :(

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u/ButterscotchLow7330 2d ago

As someone who really enjoys fantasy and doesn't enjoy science fiction as much, I honestly don't know how you separate the two. Is Star Wars science fiction or fantasy? How about the Dark Tower? Or Dune? Stormlight archive is basically both at this point.

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u/2qrc_ 2d ago

Fantasy and sci fi do blend together a lot but I’d say sci fi has more of an advanced technological setting/focus and is more so based on realistic, possible science concepts (e.g. Three Body Problem, Children of Time, Project Hail Mary) while fantasy is more grounded in magic things that are impossible.

Again, fantasy and sci fi blend together a lot. All of the series you mentioned definitely are/could be both genres