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Old 02-06-2012, 01:50 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by elcreative View Post
And I think talking about things you know nothing about is absolutely elitist, extremely snobby and stupid... the genres of SF&F include far more than that and all you do is highlight your own ignorance if you think that is the sum of the genres... rather like Margaret Atwood and her comments... try "Earth Abides," "A Canticle for Leibowitz," "Bring the Jubilee" and many more- not a single dragon, zombie or space marine in sight... and that's just the start...
I was playing devil's advocate, as I'm a scifi fan myself. In any case, I wouldn't call any of those examples your typical trash space-marine teen scifi that some people here love. At least, it's still not so low as "Marvel Zombies"...

Now, how many post-apocalyptic stories about survivors against a zombie-infestation do you need to realize they're all the same? Alternate history stories offer a cool setup for some stories, but are ultimately an exercise in frustration: it could have been this way, but was not, now back to everyday. Speculating about the future is much more productive.
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