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|    Lynn McGuire to Default User    |
|    Re: science-based fantasy    |
|    21 Sep 23 22:45:31    |
      XPost: rec.arts.sf.written       From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com              On 9/20/2023 2:08 AM, Default User wrote:       > WolfFan wrote:       >       >> Any more candidates?       >       > A modern example is the Innkeeper Chronicles series from "Ilona       > Andrews" (a husband/wife duo). It starts out seeming like an urban       > fantasy. Dina is the keeper of a magic Inn, where she travels through       > portals the marketplace with many strange creatures. A group of       > Vampires is expected for stay. And she detects that a Werewolf has       > moved into the neighborhood.       >       > But it turns out it's all supposed to be science fiction. The Inn is a       > living being that's psychially linked with Dina. The Vampires are       > humanoid warrious with fangs, from distant worlds, not undead       > bloodsuckers. The Werewolf is the descendent of bioengineered soldiers       > from yet another world.       >       > Now, the science is pretty soft, especially the biology (her sister has       > baby with a Vampire) and this would I think fall in the "science       > fantasy" category.       >       >       > Brian              No more softer than the Liadens having babies with Terrans. Liadens are       from another Universe, not just another planet. Of course, there is the       Jurassic Park argument, biology will find a way.              Lynn              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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