E X T E N S I O N TIME TRAVEL Fantasy vs. science fiction Fantasy is a fiction genre that uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot1 element, theme or setting2. many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic and magical creatures are common and have no basis in science. on the other hand, science fiction deals with scenarios and technology that are possible or may be possible, based on science. Some science fiction, such as far-future space opera3 or time travel stories, may seem implausible4, but they are still not beyond the realm of scientific theory. However, there is a great deal of overlap5 between these genres. Star Wars main characters. Verne and Wells Written thirty years before the term science fiction was used, The Time Machine (1895) was the first novel to deal with the intriguing subject of time travel. H.G.Wells had considered the notion of time travel before 1895, in a short story titled The Chronic Argonauts (1888), which was the foundation for The Time Machine. in Jonathan Swift s tradition, Wells can also be considered a novelist of political satire (see extension 4), but mostly a father of science fiction, along with Jules verne (1828-1905).the French novelist is known mainly for his numerous science fiction works, such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Around the World in Eighty Days. in these novels, verne actually wrote about space, air and underwater travel long before the means of transport to carry out such journeys were invented. Jules verne was particularly focused 1. plot: the story of a book, film, play, etc. 2. setting: the time and the place in which the action of a book, film, play, etc. happens. 3. space opera: a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, melodramatic adventure, interplanetary battles, as well as chivalric romance; it is set mainly or entirely in outer space. 4. implausible: not seeming reasonable or likely to be true. 5. overlap: the amount by which two things or activities cover the same area. 16