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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
Whatever the inspiration, the point is that we have a LOT of same old-same old space marines SF, a subgenre that effectively ran its course long ago.
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I disagree in principal and in the particular. Just because people do a lot of derivitive stuff in a genre doesn't mean that a brilliant idea won't come along tomorrow that raises the genre to a new level.
(like firefly did for space westerns imho)
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SF could use an infusion of new and inspirational ideas; in many areas, it's getting bogged down by the same themes, being handled the same way. Dystopia is one of those areas, thematically simple and in need of development into something more realistic.
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If I see one more post-apocalyptic dystopian vampire zombie anything I may cry, but I don' think realism is what's lacking. Unreality is an important part of SF in my book. Of course,writing that allows for suspension of disbelief is important.
Speaking of post-apocalyptic dystopia, Steve, Hunger Games depressed me too much, so Kestral is now up. It better have a happy ending!