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I think fantasy can exist in all settings in time, not just the past, although the past lends itself well to fantasy because people in the past were more superstitious. Ancient beliefs about magic, monsters, and dragons, when portrayed as real is instant fantasy. But fantasy can also be in both modern and future times too, I believe, when fantastic elements are involved. A story about a secret society of vampires in New York City, or warewolves terrorizing Paris could be considered fantasy. In modern and futuristic fantasy, the fantasy elements often have to compete with technology, both figuratively and literally. Some good examples are the old TV cartoon Gargoyles, and certain anime like Rayearth or Escaflowne. In the future fantasy can still take place, such as in Star Wars where they had the force.

well, Sci-Fi and Fantasy are alittle simmular but are diffrent.

Sci-fi is like fantasy but insted of witches/dragons/swords/etc, you have guns/planets/modern stuff/and other stuff that mashes with reality and fantasy. But you CAN add somthing else.

Fantasy is anything you can think of without scince stuff (or less).


I do agree that fantasy tends to be twards midevil ages because of the myths and legends that were told in that age that made it so great and there wasn't a way to prove if that was real or not. So most fantasy settings mostly set up here. There are games like Kingdom Hearts 1/2 that seem Sci-Fi but it mostly never speeks about sci-fi stuff and mostly fantasy.


So yea, Fantasy is mostly set in a midevil setting.

Are they good together, yes. Are they necessary, not so much.

While I do feel that Fantasy placed in it's traditional medieval setting is still a working medium. I also believe that we can't keep fantasy in the past. Just as we will progress towards the future so will Middle-Earth, and Pern.

The first and still most prominent example of a well blending of fantasy and science fiction is Star Wars. The elements of the story ranging from fantastic races, to inter stellar travel keep us from becoming dependant on a single time or place. That dosen't take away from knights or pirates it simply adds to them. It gives us a larger canvas to work with.

Still I do appreciate fantasy set in the past, but don't believe that the limiting factor of time should still be acknowledged in a world where the opportunity for originality is slowly shrinking.

So would I say they're a perfect match, not like peanut butter and jelly, but they are still appreciated.

Now the question of History comes into play. History is a recording of events. Do I feel that History is important to fantasy YES. It is important to anyone looking to create a believable world to have a recorded history of what is happening. I personaly record a master time line from the creation, and then separate time lines for each race, and in some cases time lines for cities or countries, or even for characters. There is a difference in having a history and having a story set in the past. Two separate questions to which my answers vary.

Science Fiction is a branch of Fantasy. A diffrent chapter rather than a diffrent book. I'm not here to hear further arguments on the subject from the stubborn fantasy fans here.

Goodnight and Good luck

Widigo

I must be the only one who finds elves rather foreign, and I never said that I didn't support medieval fantasy. I actually have a lot of it. I try to avoid big castles and knights because they are so over used, but the most tech you will see in most places is steam driven. You may see some areas that have electricity but it's always generator fed and mundane at it's best. I find it difficult to bother with lasers and whatnot because I don't care to learn how they work and I would hate to describe it wrong.

and I want you to know that my name's DaCoda. I want you to recognise my books when I change the perception of fantasy.

I will need to review my thread, I must have missed the precession of brass instruments.

When you said "In the Writer's Circle" I assumed you were referencing my personal writing thread. As it was the one I had posted most recently in.

To blow ones own trumpet is a saying that is believed to have originated in the late 1500s and means to brag about one's self.

and Yes I looked it up just to make sure there weren't multiple meanings.

I'm not bragging about anything. Is it bragging for a painter to say they will paint pictures, or for a singer to sing songs. I see no reason why it would be bragging for a writer to say they will produce books.