Futuristic fantasy

[Sage]

I'm sure there are examples, & I'll be sorry when I find out there are, but can anyone think of any examples of fantasy set in the future?

My current WIP has humans blending magic & technology. My MCs are on another planet, but a majority of the novel is focused on the fantasy element, so while there is background along the lines of sci-fi (just as there are elements of mystery, romance, & teen-angst in it), I consider it fantasy.

[triceretops]

I've seen blends of SF and fantasy, and it can work very well. I seem to remember Poul Anderson as doing some wonderful stories in this genre. Good luck with the work.

Tri

[loquax]

I can see from your avatar you like anime. Well, there you go. I can name dozens of animes mangas and video games that are future-fantasy, and I'm sure you can, too. They're all acceptable sources for inspiration.

[Wesley Smith]

In addition to many different anime and manga (which all seem to have elements of both science fiction and fantasy), there's a specific sub-genre called "Science Fantasy." Here's what SFSite (http://www.sfsite.com/columns/amy26.htm)has to say about it:A hybrid and subset of speculative fiction describing worlds in which either both magic and science work, science is so sophisticated it simulates magic, or characters possess psychic powers so strong they resemble magic. Eric S. Nylund's A Game Of Universe is a science fantasy of the first type (an assassin who can cast spells travels through space in search of the Holy Grail), as is Sheri S. Tepper's The Family Tree (which includes time travel, genetic engineering, and wizards). Anne McCaffrey's Dragonrider series is a science fantasy of the second and third types (genetic engineering on an alien reptile species has created "dragons" that breathe fire and who communicate telepathically with their riders). Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series (concerning the history of a planet whose industry is not based on machines and physical labor, but on the potent psychic powers of the inhabitants) are science fantasies of the third type.

[MadScientistMatt]

Another example of the first type in Wesley's post would be C.S. Freidan's Coldfire Trilogy, where spacefaring humans settled on a planet only to find it was already ruled by magic.

[Sage]

Although, I love anime/manga, I was looking for more for novels, since anime has already done plenty to influence my writing already ;)

Science fantasy is pretty much what I was looking for, preferably YA. Thanks, guys.

[Marcusthefish]

I can think of a couple of books that sort of fit the futuristic fantasy label:

Iron Dragon's Daughter, by Michael Swanwick is a very weird and dark book about a girl who grows up in a dragon factory and escapes to learn magic. It's kind of Dickensian and sort of a coming of age story, and antithetical to traditional (Tolkienesque) fantasy in a lot of ways.

Metropolitan and City on Fire by Walter Jon Williams are science fictionish fantasies that revolve around the idea that the Earth contains a magical energy ("plasm") that can be manipulated by geomancers. The second book is really awful, but I liked the first one.

MTF