Fantasy vs Science Fiction: A Poll

[Connavar]

At least in these forums us SF fans fight squarely with the popularity of fantasy.

I might enjoy reading fantasy but i will never vote for it before SF.

 

[nixie]

Fantasy, the few scifi I've read haven't gripped me in the same way.

 

[w-three]

I've gotta say sci-fi. But thats mostly on principle.

I find with fantasy it leaves so much room, allowing wonderful and amazing storylines and worlds that are so diverse.

But then, I've always preferred sci-fi, why? Not really sure, I'm just drawn to the idea of the future, and what it holds for humanity.

Still, what I enjoy about most fantasies is the wealth of detail that can accumulate behind it, like in Middle Earth. Creation myths, old legends and so on.

 

[Hilarious Joke]

Arrrrghhh!

 

[Kalyissa]

Growing up I always prefered SF but in the last few years I have migrated more to Fantasy, I don't find I enjoy SF as much as I used to.

 

[Hilarious Joke]

Kalyissa, you rock!

 

[J-WO]

Grr... wheres my ray gun?

 

[planetocean]

Have to say that I do like both fantasy and science fiction yet would really be fantasy because it could never be real whereas science fiction some things can become real. But have to say am a fan of both.

 

[Culhwch]

Haven't checked this in a while. I'm surprised it's so close. I wonder if I start banning SF fans whether their votes are retroactively removed...

 

[Vargev]

I would probably say i'm on the SF side of the fence, i particularly like the large scale grandiose SF novels by the likes of Greg Bear.

 

[thesoothsayer]

I've always been a fantasy person, but I've been starting to really enjoy SF these past few years. Still, I've given fantasy a 2 vote lead in the poll.

 

[Taltos]

Somehow SF books tend to reach the top of my TBR pile at lot faster than the fantasy books, at least lately.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

Haven't checked this in a while. I'm surprised it's so close. I wonder if I start banning SF fans whether their votes are retroactively removed...

Hmmmm ... I like the way you think.

 

[J-WO]

Its like Stalinism with wands and Dragons!!!!

 

[thepaladin]

A purge????

 

[CyBeR]

I write fantasy but read Sci-Fi...how does that come?
Of course, the only fantasy that I really do read and really do love is the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett right now. But most of what I've read this year has been Sci-Fi and that's where my vote went. Damn you Zamyatin, damn you Huxeley, damn you Pohl, damn you all for taking my elves away.

 

[littlemissattitude]

Science fiction, mostly because I was raised on it and only came to fantasy later. Although to be honest, I see all kinds of blending of the two in many of the things I read.

 

[nixie]

Hmmmm ... I like the way you think.

Me too

 

[Pyar]

Its all tied up! I guess we are really split down the middle.

 

[drush9999]

I mostly read fantasy but despise the genre on celluloid. Seems better left to the imagination. On the other hand I love SF movies, but don't read much SF.

Did vote for fantasy, as reading is my main past-time.