Zojojojo's way of sorting Science fiction is close to the way I do it.
HARD
Science Fiction puts science first and models the game of "IF" logically often with mathmatical precision.
"Shockwave Rider", "Land Ironclads" and "20,000 Leagues under the Sea" are all placed here by me.
SOFT
Science Fiction puts entertainment first and models the game of "IF" loosely.
David Webers "Harrington" and "mutineers moon" series fall here for me. Cristopher Stasheffs "Warlock" series also fall here for me.
FANTASY
Science Fiction puts entertainment first and often simply wraps science around it as a cloak or background.
"Starwars", "Startrek" and the Cristopher Stasheffs "Wizard" series are put here by me.
(Personal definition)
All Fiction is Fantasy, but only the fiction that attempts to sort or cloth the Fantasy in the scientific is Science fiction.
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While I was looking up the name of a couple of Cristopher Stasheffs series I came across this website.
www.technovelgy.com/index.htm
howard melton
God bless
HARD
Science Fiction puts science first and models the game of "IF" logically often with mathmatical precision.
"Shockwave Rider", "Land Ironclads" and "20,000 Leagues under the Sea" are all placed here by me.
SOFT
Science Fiction puts entertainment first and models the game of "IF" loosely.
David Webers "Harrington" and "mutineers moon" series fall here for me. Cristopher Stasheffs "Warlock" series also fall here for me.
FANTASY
Science Fiction puts entertainment first and often simply wraps science around it as a cloak or background.
"Starwars", "Startrek" and the Cristopher Stasheffs "Wizard" series are put here by me.
(Personal definition)
All Fiction is Fantasy, but only the fiction that attempts to sort or cloth the Fantasy in the scientific is Science fiction.
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While I was looking up the name of a couple of Cristopher Stasheffs series I came across this website.
www.technovelgy.com/index.htm
howard melton
God bless