Science fantasy

Science fantasy is a mixed genre of stories which contain some science fiction and some fantasy elements. A definition, offered by Rod Serling, is that "science fiction makes the implausible possible, while science fantasy makes the impossible plausible." The meaning is that science fiction describes unlikely things that could possibly take place in the real world under certain conditions, while science fantasy gives a veneer of realism to things... more
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