From: "Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL>
To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Maybe I'll write an elves in space epic trilogy . . .
Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 12:54:12 -0400
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

	_Lord of Light_ is easy.  I want to see where HC will file _True
History_ and _Orlando Furioso_, both of which involve flights to Earth's
Moon by techniques not considered impossible when the books were written.
And while we're on this subject, Poul Anderson neatly justified _Three
Hearts and Three Lions_ by invoking contemporary research into quantum
mechanics and parapsychology.  On the other hand, S.M. Stirling's Drakia
alternate histories are clearly fantasy.
	Mr. Walsh's plan to write an elves in space trilogy has been
anticipated by the Spelljammer quintology published by TSR back in the
1980's.

-----Original Message-----
From: Samuel Lubell [mailto:lubell at boo.net]
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 11:42 AM
To: WSFA members
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Maybe I'll write an elves in space epic trilogy . . .

At 11:12 AM 5/2/03 -0400, Mike wrote:
> >From a publishing email service:
>
>Harper Plans to Split Fantasy and Sci-Fi; Envisions "Huge Opportunity"
>Market research from HarperCollins UK has concluded that fantasy
>should be displayed and sold as a separate genre from science fiction, =

Of course, this leads to the endless argument of finding the dividing point
between fantasy and science fiction.  Sure, most books are easy but where
do you put Lord of Light?  Patricia Kennealy-Morrison's Keltiad (or for
that matter Star Wars), and yes Piers Anthony's Proton/Phaze trilogy.