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Hypothetically, would you extend this to say that if current scientific understanding changes then a book could transition out of "hard science fiction"? I'd ha
by lfowles 10y ago
Hypothetically, would you extend this to say that if current scientific understanding changes then a book could transition out of "hard science fiction"? I'd have to say it's more about intent than reality. I've heard of Brandon Sanderson's novels described as "hard magic fantasy", because even though the magic is made up it's largely consistent with the established world.
- eridius 10y agoI think it's reasonable to say whether it's "hard" as determined at the point of publication. If you're reading old hard sci-fi, it may include things that were consistent with the scientific understanding at the time it was written but which were subsequently found to be incorrect.