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Originally Posted by Dids
Fantasy and Sci-Fi have this weird there when you get people who embrace their identity as fans of the genre in a weird cultish way. Do you know anybody who essentially makes "I like murder mysteries" a core part of their identity?
No, but that's because murder mysteries don't really transport you to another world. I mean, the genre is called 'fantasy', doesn't that say enough? It's written about a world that's not your own. As such, not only does the author have to do a ton of work to establish this new world as functionally real, there are off-page/off-screen elements for the fan to wonder about - these elements don't really exist in murder mysteries (or genres like it).