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I merely wanted to point out that your amusing analogy is unhelpful, because it simply begs the question (in the classic sense of that term). |
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She has the prerogative to call the book whatever she wishes. I understand that if a book is categorized as science fiction it's less likely to be taken seriously by certain people. But declaring that a book isn't science fiction doesn't mean it isn't science fiction.
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My husband has read everything Isaac Asimov has written. He is one of his all time favourites. I would rather watch paint dry than read him.
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It's an alternative society that is one branch of SF.
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Pretty loose connection if you ask me. But that is me.
The Game Theorist in me loves the Foundation Series. Good stuff there. |
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"Alternative history" is the least sf-like to me.
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It has a SF premise, but it has a more literary style than genre fiction.
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The only reason alternate history is sometimes considered SF is that it is often written by SF authors; like fantasy used to be considered SF because it was written by the same authors that wrote SF and was published in SF magazines.
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Usually to me, too, although I wouldn't call this alternative history. |
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Alternate history requires the same discipline and techniques as SF. Both are examples of world building (roughly) within the range of known science. And both are (at their best) about exploring ideas. If alternate history isn't SF it is so darned close as makes no difference.
And some, like GUNS OF THE SOUTH, AXIS OF TIME, and the 163x series require a SF staple just to get started: time-travel. One might argue that some steampunk is fantasy instead of SF (AGATHA H, for one) but most alternate history is SF. |
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