Science Fantasy: A Core Piece of the SF/F World
Track:
Science Fiction/Fantasy
What:
Panel
When:
14:00, Wednesday 29 Jul 2020 NZST
(50 minutes)
Where:
Programming -
Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Discussion:
1
Even before we had a name for it, science fantasy -- where fantasy tropes are handled in a more SF setting -- has been a big piece of the genre. From Edgar Rice Burroughs, Leigh Brackett, and Jack Vance, through Star Wars, and on to many more recent works, science fantasy forms a large part of what we read and what we watch. What makes a work science fantasy? Why do writers chose to write science fantasy? And what are good examples of recent works?