I’m embarrassed to say that I have encountered this, this particular type of story on multiple occasions… So I got curious, is there a name to this trope?

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Star Wars is fantasy, not sci-fi. (Technically it’s a space opera, it not at all about science or how that science might impact society.)

Just because there’s technology, or it’s post apocalyptic doesn’t make it not fantasy.

Shanara chronicles, too.

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I really like the term “Science Fantasy”. It acknowledges the parallels with Science Fiction but respects how they differ as well.

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Yeah, in my mind, Sci-fi is more than just space ships or aliens or futuristic tech (though those are loosely part of it), it’s more about exploring different questions, under the guise of some sort of new technology. “Hey, we invented this thing that can remove racism from people’s brains, but it also makes people love-obsessed and creates dependency issues in people. Should we use this on the population?” It raises moral/ethical questions about what we could or should do given the chance.

Star Wars is straight-up fantasy with high-tech aesthetics, but it has more in common with Lord of the Rings than it does with anything sci-fi. It’s about a hero’s journey and good vs evil.

I wonder if you couldn’t do a reverse Fantasy/Sci-fi story? Basically a sci-fi sort of story with fantasy trappings. Like a fantasy story that looks at some new magic development and what the implications for humanity are of that new magic process. “We perfected an alchemical process to turn poop into gold! Should we flood the market with poo-gold and crash the medieval economy?”

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And that’s why silver is better than gold.

(/j)

In any case I’d rage about the cross over with horror, it then we’d have to talk about Shelly pioneering sci-fi with Frankenstein’s monster.

And like. That is a classic.

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Shanara chronicles, too.

Yep, they visit ruins in one series that is pretty clearly the ruins of Tacoma or some place like it.

Terry Brooks happens to live in that area. Coincidence? :)

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The American dream

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Honestly, “America broke down and now it’s Medieval Europe over there” sounds more like the dream of some European patriots.

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You mean like Adventure Time?

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They are pretty obvious about it being a post nuclear war reality.

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Yeah, Adventure Time

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I knew a tvtropes link was going to be here as soon as I saw the question lol, here goes my next three hours I guess

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How was your trip?

Oh you’re still going? Nice. Enjoy your stay!

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