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Science Fiction or Science Fantasy: Who Ya Got?
Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games —
Richard Risch has posted a fantastic article about the differences between Science Fiction and Science Fantasy over on SSF World . At the heart of his argument is idea that the two are distinguishable by what happens to the story if the science element is removed. Science Fantasy, Risch argues, will continue chugging along as it isn’t relying on its science to form key elements of the story; Science Fiction, however, falls apart. To expand on this, Risch compares several elements of a Science Fiction book, his own Beyond Mars - Crimson Fleet , to that of a work ...
SF Tidbits for 9/5/08
SF Signal —
... by Maureen O'Brien. @LibriVox: Erec and Enide by Chrétien de Troyes, translated by William Wistar Comfort, read by M. J. Boyle. Free excerpts: Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. [via Suvudu] Halting State by Charles Stross. [via Orbit]
@Locus Online: Macropayments Cory Doctorow.
SFFWorld examines the difference between science fiction and science fantasy.
Lou Anders weighs ...
