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DixieGal · 01-15-2011, 11:19 AM

I like my scifi like I like my men.

I consider Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness In the Sky to be the epitome of hard scifi. It is a complete universe based on fictional physics. That sort of thing doesn't write itself. It takes thought, planning, and a basis in real physics.

But it has talking puppies and an immortal space pirate.

That doesnt, to me, make it fantasy. The science overwhelms the fantasy.

Thoughts?

01-15-2011, 11:19 AM	#25
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I like my scifi like I like my men. I consider Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness In the Sky to be the epitome of hard scifi. It is a complete universe based on fictional physics. That sort of thing doesn't write itself. It takes thought, planning, and a basis in real physics. But it has talking puppies and an immortal space pirate. That doesnt, to me, make it fantasy. The science overwhelms the fantasy. Thoughts?