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'''Science fantasy''' is a [[hybrid genre]] within [[speculative fiction]] that simultaneously draws upon or combines [[trope (literature)|tropes]] and elements from both [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Slusser |editor1-first=George Edgar |editor2-last=Rabkin |editor2-first=Eric S. |title=Intersections: Fantasy and Science Fiction |publisher=SIU Press |year=1987 |isbn=978-0-8093-1374-7}}</ref> In a conventional [[science fiction]] story, the world is presented as being scientifically logical; while a conventional fantasy story contains mostly [[supernatural]] and artistic elements that disregard the [[scientific law]]s of the real world. The world of science fantasy, however, is laid out to be scientifically logical and often supplied with [[hard science]]-like explanations of any supernatural elements.<ref name=cdm>{{Cite journal |last=Malmgren |first=Carl D. |year=1988 |title=Towards a Definition of Science Fantasy (Vers une définition de la fantaisie scientifique) |jstor=4239897 |journal=Science Fiction Studies |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=259–281}}</ref><ref name=erw>Eric R. Williams, ''The Screenwriters Taxonomy: A Collaborative Approach to Creative Storytelling'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=AB00DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT121#v=onepage&q&f=false p. 121]</ref><br />
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During the [[Golden Age of Science Fiction]], the fanciful science fantasy stories were seen in sharp contrast to the terse, scientifically plausible material that came to dominate mainstream science fiction typified by the magazine ''[[Analog Science Fiction and Fact|Astounding Stories]]''. Although at this time, science fantasy stories were often relegated to the status of children's entertainment, their freedom of imagination and romance proved to be an early major influence on the "New Wave" writers of the 1960s, who became exasperated by the limitations of [[Hard science fiction|"hard" SF]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fantasticmetropolis.com/i/brackett/full/ |website=Fantastic Metropolis |title=Queen of the Martian Mysteries: An Appreciation of Leigh Brackett |first=Michael |last=Moorcock |author-link=Michael Moorcock |date=13 June 2002 |access-date=7 July 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218232853/http://www.fantasticmetropolis.com/i/brackett/full/ |archive-date=18 February 2012 }}</ref><br />
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Distinguishing between pure science fiction and pure fantasy, [[Rod Serling]] claimed that the former was "the improbable made possible" while the latter was "the impossible made probable".<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Fugitive |episode-link=The Fugitive (The Twilight Zone) |series=The Twilight Zone |series-link=The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) |network=[[CBS]] |date=March 9, 1962 |season=3 |number=25}}</ref> As a combination of the two, science fantasy gives a scientific veneer of [[realism (arts)|realism]] to things that simply could not happen in the real world under any circumstances. Where science fiction does not permit the existence of fantastical or supernatural elements, science fantasy explicitly relies upon them to complement the scientific elements.<br />
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In explaining the intrigue of science fantasy, Carl D. Malmgren provides an intro in regards to [[C. S. Lewis]]'s speculation on the emotional needs at work in the subgenre: "In the counternatural worlds of science fantasy, the imaginary and the actual, the magical and the prosaic, the mythical and the scientific, meet and interanimate. In so doing, these worlds inspire us with new sensations and experiences, with [quoting C. S. Lewis] 'such beauty, awe, or terror as the actual world does not supply', with the stuff of desires, dreams, and dread."<ref name=cdm/><br />
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==Historical view==<br />
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The label first came into wide use{{cn|date=March 2018}} after many science fantasy stories were published in the American [[pulp magazine]]s, such as [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s ''[[Magic, Inc.]]'', [[L. Ron Hubbard]]'s ''[[Slaves of Sleep]]'', and [[Fletcher Pratt]] and [[L. Sprague de Camp]]'s [[Harold Shea]] series. All were relatively [[rationalism|rationalistic]] stories published in [[John W. Campbell, Jr.]]'s ''[[Unknown (magazine)|Unknown]]'' magazine. These were a deliberate attempt to apply the techniques and attitudes of science fiction to traditional fantasy subjects. ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction]]'' published, among other things, all but the last of the ''[[Operation Chaos (novel)|Operation]]'' series, by [[Poul Anderson]].<br />
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[[Henry Kuttner]] and [[C. L. Moore]] published novels in ''[[Startling Stories]]'', alone and together, which were far more [[romanticism|romantic]]. These were closely related to the work that they and others were doing for outlets like ''[[Weird Tales]]'', such as Moore's [[Northwest Smith]] stories.{{cn|date=March 2018}}<br />
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[[Ace Books]] published a number of books as science fantasy during the 1950s and 1960s.{{cn|date=March 2018}}<br />
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''[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]'' points out that as a genre, science fantasy "has never been clearly defined", and was most commonly used in the period 1950–1966.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Nussbaum |first=Abigail |date=April 2, 2015 |title=Science Fantasy |url=http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/science_fantasy |editor1-first=Peter |editor1-last=Nicholas |encyclopedia=[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]] |access-date=May 25, 2017}}</ref><br />
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The ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise created by [[Gene Roddenberry]] is sometimes cited as an example of science fantasy. Writer James F. Broderick describes ''Star Trek'' as science fantasy because it includes semi-futuristic as well as supernatural/fantasy elements such as [[Q (Star Trek)|The Q]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Broderick |first=James F. |year=2006 |title=The Literary Galaxy of Star Trek: An Analysis of References and Themes in the Television Series and Films |chapter=Chapter Sixteen: Fantasy Versus Reality |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2XKuBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA135 |location=Jefferson, N.C. |publisher=McFarland & Co |pages=135–144 |isbn=9780786425716 |oclc=475148033}}</ref> According to the late science fiction author, [[Arthur C. Clarke]], many purists argue that ''Star Trek'' is science fantasy rather than science fiction because of its scientifically improbable elements, which he partially agreed with.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Clarke |first=Arthur C. |author-link=Arthur C. Clarke |date=October 2006 |title=Forty Years of ''Star Trek'' |url=http://startrekofgodsandmen.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123 |magazine=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |issue=[https://www.locusmag.com/2006/Issues/10Toc.html 549 (Vol. 57, No. 4)] |via=the website Star Trek: Of Gods and Men |access-date=May 25, 2017}}</ref><br />
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The ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise has been debated as science fantasy. In 2015, [[George Lucas]] stated that "''Star Wars'' isn't a science-fiction film, it's a fantasy film and a [[space opera]]".<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/is-star-wars-science-fiction-or-fantasy | title=Is Star Wars sci-fi or fantasy? How George Lucas changed "science fiction" }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/star-wars-vs-science-fiction_b_8813238 | title=Star Wars vs. Science Fiction | date=16 December 2015 }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Dying Earth (genre)]]<br />
*[[New weird]]<br />
*[[Planetary romance]]<br />
*[[Sword and planet]]<br />
*[[Steampunk]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite book |last=Attebery |first=Brian |author-link=Brian Attebery |chapter=The Fantastic |date=2014 |title=The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction |editor-last=Latham |editor-first=Rob |editor-link=Rob Latham |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |doi=10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199838844.013.0011 |isbn=978-0-19-983884-4}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/science_fantasy "Science Fantasy"] in ''[[The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]]''<br />
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