At 08:19 AM 8/25/2004 -0700 Nick Arnett wrote: >Doesn't science fiction require *fictitious* science, i.e., stuff that >hasn't been discovered/invented yet?
This would eliminate novels like _Alas, Babylon_, _On the Beach_, and _A Canticle for Leibowitz_ - which I would be uncomfortable with. I guess the first question that would need to be answered is, does speculative fiction exist as a separate genre for or as a subset genre of science fiction. My preference would be for the latter - science fiction includes any speculative fiction about the future, as well as any fiction involving outer space or alien life forms. Of course, this definition would make things like _Red Storm Rising_ and Isaac Asimov's short story about sugar-based aliens part of the science fiction genre, but I don't have a problem with that. JDG _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
