Thread: Hard science fiction
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Old 10-20-2011, 03:52 PM   #33
bill_mchale
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Originally Posted by montsnmags View Post
That, brill', Bill! Thanks for that.

So, although it takes it out to extremes, would the Revelation Space universe be considered a "hard SF" universe? It seems very focused on teasing out the scientific explanations for things beyond the particpants' current knowledge, while also placing them within a scientifically explainable (and very often explained) context/culture/technology. And if that does it, then I recommend it.

Cheers,
Marc
I haven't gotten around to Revelation Space yet, but the general buzz about it I have seen suggests that it does fall under the Hard Sci-Fi umbrella.

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