Authors Weigh in on the differences between science fiction and fantasy

Open Road Media recently had some of their most well - known authors talk about their love for skill fable and fantasy — and what the departure between the two is . The video includes Ellen Datlow , Alan Dean Foster , Barbara Hambly , John Jakes and Patricia C. Wrede . Not to mention you could ascertain Barbara Hambly read tarot cards !

allow it to the splendid editor Ellen Datlow to sum up the distinction between the two musical genre well .

“ Science fiction is an extrapolation of what ’s going on in the world … Fantasy is more about things that can not be . ”