C. L. Moore was mixing science fiction and fantasy in 1933: "Shambleau." And I'm fairly sure she was nowhere near the first.
Note: the difference is sometimes defined as -"science fiction is about things which aren't real, but could be. Fantasy is about things which can't be real."- But perhaps fiction written by and for people who believe in magic should be split out? But what if they don't believe in that particular kind of magic? And where do we draw the line between magic and religion? Or politics, investment strategies....
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Date: 2013-02-02 12:39 am (UTC)Note: the difference is sometimes defined as -"science fiction is about things which aren't real, but could be. Fantasy is about things which can't be real."- But perhaps fiction written by and for people who believe in magic should be split out? But what if they don't believe in that particular kind of magic?
And where do we draw the line between magic and religion? Or politics, investment strategies....