Weird Tales has posted their interview with George R.R. Martin, in which he concludes that science fiction and fantasy are not all that different. The post is dated Thursday May 24, 2007, something you will need to know since the site doesn’t have separate urls for each article.
“I think that for science fiction, fantasy, and even horror to some extent, the differences are skin-deep. I know there are elements in the field, particularly in science fiction, who feel that the differences are very profound, but I do not agree with that analysis. I think for me it is a matter of the furnishings. An elf or an alien may in some ways fulfill the same function, as a literary trope. It
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