----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:58 PM Subject: Re: Definition of SF
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 02:27:16PM -0400, Bryon Daly wrote: > > > Nuclear war. IIRC, there's not much detail/specifics on the war > > itself or the exact cause of widespread infertility beyond that. > > In that case, I'd exclude it from science fiction. For it to be science > fiction, there should be at least a vague attempt at scientifically > explaining one of the main drivers of the plot, and preferably, there > should be some reference to scientists somewhere in the world world > working on fixing that problem. So, Stranger in a Strange Land is not Science Fiction? Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
