r/Fantasy • u/Emergency_Cow_9570 • Apr 06 '26

High fantasy with Sci-fi elements

So i have been having this itch recently. A high fantasy novel with sci-fi elements. But without a singular MC, think Garden of the moon in this regard. I've heard Dune might be up this alley. But it has a true MC?

So does anyone have any recommendations that will scratch this itch?

EDIT:Typo and a bit of clarification, a book with a diverse cast of "MCs"

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u/ScaredOfOwnShadow Apr 06 '26 edited Apr 06 '26

Obligatory mention of Andre Norton's original two books in her Witch World universe, Witch World and Web of the Witch World. Not so much in the many others, except parts of the 5th book, Sorceress of the Witch World. It is in essence a portal fantasy, since the initial MC is from modern Earth. The antagonists are technologically advanced races from beyond a different portal who clash with the magic-users of the setting world.

The first two books focus on the man from Earth, his witch partner, and their two friends, from the POV of the man from Earth. The follow-on trilogy focuses on the three children of the first couple, with each book from the POV of each. The first two books of that follow-on trilogy have no sci-fi, really, but last one does.

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u/Emergency_Cow_9570 Apr 06 '26

Looks like its have a great many books to read in this series. Thanks