> Really, I think the only real category you could call the Dragaera books > is the "other" SF, "Speculative Fiction". This nicely avoids calling it > science, but still allows for magical things and science things to appear. I was going to make the same comment. I've been reading Lois McMaster Bujold's Chalion novels (currently "The Curse of Chalion", followed by "Paladin of Souls", a 2004 Hugo winner). Reading a review, I've seen these novels (which otherwise lean very hard to the fantasy side of things) referred to as "Speculative Theology". I rather like that. I'm working on something right now that mines a similar vein, adding a sly vertical element to an otherwise horizontal story. -- johne cook - wisconsin, usa | http://dkamagazine.com | http://theswordreview.com | |http://phywriter.com