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Old 04-06-2012, 09:52 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
Misses entire sub-genres like Alternate histories, crosstime travel, stories about alien societies without humans...

Heinlein preferred to classify stories as:
- What if...
- If only...
- If this goes on...
- The little tailor...

The genre can be analyzed a zillion diferent ways and all are equally valid. More or less.
Universes with no humans at all, etc... e.g. The Clockwork Rocket
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