Thanks for the info on SF vs sci-fi vs science fiction!
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
You don't see why scientific background is important to a genre called science fiction?  |
Thinking about my favourite SF authors and books, scientific background doesn't seem all that important. Some examples: Martha Wells' Murderbot series, Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice triology, Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series, Elisabeth Moon's Familias Regnant universe, Lee and Miller's Liaden books. I don't actually know these authors' background, for all I know most of them have some background in science, but the science isn't all that prominent in the books.
I found a
long list of different attempts at defining the genre on Wikipedia. I like Frederik Pohl's:
"Someone once said that a good science-fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam. We agree." For instance, I like Moon's thoughts on how longevity technology could change a society, and implications of the invention of an artificial uterus in Bujold's universe.