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Firstly, Supernatural novels are stories that contain Scientific and unrealistic elements. They are usually unrealistic and possess a weird out of world setting and possess scientific history, some of these books include Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Twilight. Although scientific books are not real they produce a great movie/novel story in which anyone can relate to. These movies comprise the characters together to produce one character that possesses characteristics that we watchers/readers begin to relate to.

However on the other hand Deadly unna is based on a different story/setting
The setting of Deadly Unna was in a small town in port Victoria, Australia. The reason why Phillip Gwynne made the book set in that particular area was because that’s where he grew up, and nearby port Victoria was a place called Point Pearce which was dominated by aborigines. The shooting in the book “Deadly Unna” was based on a true story as in 1997 two aborigines were killed trying to rob a bar.

The Major differences between the too is obvious ones scientific and the other one is a bit real and can be real, The novel is set in a small town in South Australia, where the whites, or 'Goonyas' live in "The Port", while the Nungas, the Aborigines, live in "The Point". While the others are based in futuristic time or space.

Science fiction is largely based on writing rationally about alternative possible worlds or futures. It is similar to, but differs from fantasy in that, within the context of the story, its imaginary elements are largely possible within scientifically established or scientifically postulated laws of nature (though some elements in a story might still be pure imaginative speculation).

Lastly It is my preference that I will choose realistic books over scientific books as they set an

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