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Old 07-13-2010, 07:48 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by HamsterRage View Post
What? Is there some kind of definition I've never heard of in 30 years of being an avid science fiction fan? How did I miss that? I always just took "SF", "SciFi" and "Science Fiction" as different spellings of the same thing.

Personally, I've always taken "Hard" Science Fiction to be anything that concentrates on the nuts and bolts of technology. I can't think of many books that do that more than Smith's "Skylark" books, even if it is all silliness.
Some readers of science fiction find the term "scifi" belittling and derogatory.

Personally as long is it is well written and interesting I don't care what somebody calls it.


Just not "SyFy"... Ugh!
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