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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
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You think this is bad with historical fiction? You should try it with science fiction... sometimes you can't look up the info.
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Yep, in my opinion it's good science fiction when it's like this, and very bad when you have big dollops of explanation (infodumps) even if they're thinly disguised (sidekick character - "So remind me Holmes, what's the difference between a matchlock and a wheel lock?")
Andrew