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Author Topic: Hard Science vs Soft Science  (Read 6906 times)

BillyBeanbag

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Hard Science vs Soft Science
« Reply #90 on: March 24, 2006, 12:20:09 PM »
Not every work by a given author falls within the same genre.  Just because Niven's written a chunk of hard science fiction, doesn't mean all of his works are in the same vein.  It's a trap for the unwary, but pretty much can be handled case-by-case.
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« Reply #91 on: March 25, 2006, 10:14:28 AM »
Quote from: BillyBeanbag
Not every work by a given author falls within the same genre. Just because Niven's written a chunk of hard science fiction, doesn't mean all of his works are in the same vein. It's a trap for the unwary, but pretty much can be handled case-by-case.

Right. Niven - for example - has done hard SF, but Ringworld isn'r Hard. Not that that's a bad thing, mind! :D

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