Science Fiction
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Elements of Literature
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Fantasy
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The major events might really happen, based on scientific facts that we know or theorize to be true.
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PLOT
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The major events could not happen, according to science as we know it today.
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Time: Usually in the near or distant future. Place: Earth, or another location that real scientists theorize may exist.
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SETTING
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Time: Usually right now or in the past, perhaps "Once upon a time." Place: May be a realistic place on earth, or in an alternate world.
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The characters solve a problem by using actual or theorized scientific data.
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PROBLEM
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The characters solve a problem by using magic or impossible strategies. This has to happen in the book for it to be fantasy.
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Fictional: but they act in ways that make sense from a scientific point of view.
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CHARACTERS
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Fictional: but they act in ways that make sense in a fantasy situation.
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Some books blend these two genres. For instance, Artemis Fowl uses modern and futuristic technology, but also interacts with fairies and leprechauns and other "magical" creatures.
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