Fantasy, SF or Horror?

[Fried Egg]

Originally Posted by Constantine Opal

Sci-fi moreso than fantasy, although I do read both. Sci-fi just has more an air of possibility about it... Fantasy always has a medieval air to it but sci-fi is so varied, it's just amazing. The Rama series in particular by ACC was spellbinding... but by the same token, so was the Philip Pullman trilogy which is pure fantasy... er... can I just sit on the fence?

Yes, you can sit on the fence! That's why the poll options are not mutually exclusive!

[thepaladin]

Sure, I voted fantasy..but I read all three. And other things besides of course..

[Fried Egg]

Originally Posted by thepaladin

Sure, I voted fantasy..but I read all three. And other things besides of course..

You read...other things too?

[nj1]

Fantasy (followed by Historical fiction)

[thepaladin]

Sure,,,on occasion . I'd leave a list....but who's interested...it would just be, a list.

[thepaladin]

Note again the result of "typing fast and posting without a second look".

[Krystal]

I have to say scifi and horror, although recently I have been reading more horror than scifi. But my selections always got into this two categories.

[J-WO]

SF for me, then weird tale horror. I think I'd read a lot more fantasy if it didn't have magic in it. I read one recently and- while i loved the imagined world, its cultures and characters- the wizardly stuff seemed a drag.
I get the feeling that magic gets tacked onto a lot of fantasy worlds out of some knee jerk instinct- 'well, its fantasy, it can't possibly not have magic!'

Of course I could be stereotyping. I haven't read all that much.

[The DeadMan]

I read it all, but I mostly read Science Fiction. I really like Space Opera and Military Science Fiction. That being said, I have read over 100 Dragon Lance books too.