Party of Five

Menurut Damon Knight (1922-2002), pengarang fiksyen sains terkenal, karya fiksyen sains didasari kriteria berikut: sains teknologi dan rekaan zaman aka datang dan zaman lampau termasuk semua cerita pengembaraan dalam masa ekstrapolasi metod saintifik dunia lain (planet lain, dimensi lain) bencana alam (semula jadi ataupun perbuatan manusia) Beliau berpendapat bahawa cerita yang mengandungi tiga ataupun lebih kriteria yang disebutkan, boleh dikategorikan sebagai fiksyen sains; yang mengandungi dua unsur pula berada di persempadanan (borderline); dan yang mengandungi satu unsur saja ataupun tiada langsung, bukanlah fiksyen sains. "Science fiction deals with improbable possibilities; fantasy with plausible impossibilities (Miriam Allen deFord) (Dipetik dan diolah daripada nota dan kuliah Ahmad Patria Dato' Hj Abdullah (Saga Artakusiad) di Bengkel Penulisan Saifi dan Fantasi anjuran Agensi Villa Aksara (AVA), 13 Jun 2010, IYC Cheras.

Fantasi bermaksud imaginasi yang tak dibatasi kenyataan, angan-angan, khayalan ( Kamus Dewan Ed. 3 ). Juga bermaksud, obsolete, a hallucination; something, such as an invention, that is a creation of the fancy . " Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Many works within the genre take place in fictional worlds where magic is common. Fantasy is generally distinguished from science fiction in that it does not provide a logical (or pseudo logical) explanation for the scientifically impossible events that occur, though there is a great deal of overlap between the two (both are subgenres of speculative fiction) ( Wikipedia )." "Kekeliruan antara genre fantasi dan fiksyen sains seringkali berlaku akibat pertindihan antara kedua-dua aliran saster ini. Buktinya, novel Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (JK Rowlings) telah memenangi Anugerah Hugo selaku novel fiksyen sains tebaik 2001, sedangka...

Apakah yang dinamakan sebagai karya fiksyen sains (FS)? Definisinya terlalu luas. Salah satunya adalah seperti petikan ini: "Science fiction is a genre of fiction . It differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically established or scientifically postulated laws of nature (though some elements in a story might still be pure imaginative speculation). Exploring the consequences of such differences is the traditional purpose of science fiction, making it a " literature of ideas ". Science fiction is largely based on writing rationally about alternative possibilities . The settings for science fiction are often contrary to known reality, but the majority of science fiction relies on a considerable degree of suspension of disbelief provided by potential scientific explanations to various fictional elements ." Dipetik daripada Wikipedia Ciri-ciri: spekulasi berasional logik ketekalan dala...