On 24 Aug 2004, at 10:09 pm, Dan Minette wrote:
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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.
A definition that excludes most published science fiction. Including much Hugo and Nebula wining material and the entire works of several major sf writers...
So, Stranger in a Strange Land is not Science Fiction?
Almost certainly not. It might be sf, but probably the best-fitting genre is fantasy.
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