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Posted 2016-06-12 11:57 AM (#13792 - in reply to #13768)
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juliael71 - 2016-06-10 9:23 AM

Pondering joining yet another challenge -- high fantasy is smack in my wheelhouse.

Rule wise, I think Katherine Kurtz's Deryni would safely qualify, but would something like Patricia Kennealy's Keltiad? It's pretty evenly split between the magic and science fiction aspects.


Having not read it I can only guess, but based on your description I would say yes. I disqualified Pern because everything in it can be explained scientifically; but when not everything can be explained scientifically (such as in Star Wars before this "midichlorian" idea was introduced) then it's good to go. I read the description in Wikipedia; sounds like a retelling of Celtic myth with spaceships to me. Sounds also like magic actually is a thing, since there was a note in the description about the use of unlawful magic, and so yes, those factors would certainly qualify it!

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