05-27-2003, 09:58 AM
Hi,
"Whether all the loose ends and all the inconsistencies are worked out or not will show whether this is a real piece of science fiction or just a first rate of SciFi"
Asimov's definition?
No, Harlen Ellison's. He distinguishes between SciFi (most space opera, etc.), science fiction (Clark, Heinlein, some of Asimov), sf (speculative fiction), and fantasy. Sometimes the line is unclear to mere mortals, but totally obvious to a god like Harlen :)
--Pete
"Whether all the loose ends and all the inconsistencies are worked out or not will show whether this is a real piece of science fiction or just a first rate of SciFi"
Asimov's definition?
No, Harlen Ellison's. He distinguishes between SciFi (most space opera, etc.), science fiction (Clark, Heinlein, some of Asimov), sf (speculative fiction), and fantasy. Sometimes the line is unclear to mere mortals, but totally obvious to a god like Harlen :)
--Pete
How big was the aquarium in Noah's ark?