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Originally Posted by speedlever
I'm not sure you would put it in the category of SF, but I find Flatland, by Edwin Abbott an interesting read. |
I would put it in the category of SF, since it explores the concepts of dimensions, and imagines life in a two-dimensional world (Flatland), and a one-dimensional one (Lineland). It was made into an animated
film with voice overs by Martin Sheen and Kristine Bell, and was also a satire on stratified Victorian society.
There's a lovely little homage to it in Madeleine L'Engle's _A Wrinkle in Time_, where the protagonists, Meg and her little brother, and their friends Mrs. Who, Mrs. What, and Mrs. Which find themselves briefly in a two dimensional world. They must leave immediately, as Meg and her brother cannot survive in that environment. (Mrs. Who, What, and Which aren't exactly human, and have no such constraints. "It was such fun being flat!" laments Mrs. What as they leave.)
I simply wouldn't call it "hard" SF.
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Dennis