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Hard Science Fiction Isn't About Science After All

I've always thought the term "hard science fiction" referred to stories or novels where the science was important to the story, and which strove for absolute scientific and technical accuracy. But now it turns out I was wrong, and actually "hard SF" refers to stories about personal growth, along the lines of the Hero's Journey. At least that's what John Clute claims in his introduction to a new reissue of a 1974 Christopher Priest novel, The Inverted World. More »

11:05 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
2,103 views, 62 comments

Latest by phoghat: As far as I'm concerned, you have SF and Fantasy, both of which I love and read. I.E. SF = something that possibly might or could happen. It doesn't matter a whit what gender, race or species your protagonist is. more »