From: Sylvia Engdahl <sle>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 15:31:58 -0800

Steven Engelfried wrote:

_Enchantress from the Stars_ is wholly science fiction, and I have never been able to figure out why anyone considers it fantasy, or a blend of the two, or why the recent edition has been referred to as "science fantasy" (which, I've been told by an expert in the adult SF/fantasy field, is a technical term that in no way fits the book). It's true that it contains elements that readers of fantasy will enjoy, and part of it's told in the style of fantasy. So certainly it should be recommended to fantasy readers who don't consider themselves SF fans -- I am often told by people who like it that they don't like much other science fiction. And conversely, there are avid SF fans who don't care for it because it's not "far out" enough for their tastes. However, by any definition of the hazy border between SF and fantasy, it falls on the science fiction side of the line.

Sylvia

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