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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep was originally set in 1992.
by learnstats2 12y ago
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep was originally set in 1992.
- drzaiusapelord 12y agoThere's this rule of thumb that a lot of future sci-fi tends to fall into the lifespan of the writer. So its usually 40-50 years out. I guess there's something morbid about writing about a time where you're dead or maybe many writers don't feel confident to extrapolate that far out.
- learnstats2 12y agoIt makes sense to date dystopian science fiction in the near future for the reader's benefit: the sense that 'this could yet happen to us' is a compelling part of the work. Space operas and utopian themes are abstracted by setting them further into the future. (Cite: The Algebraist, 4034AD; Star Trek TNG 2364AD; The Jetsons 2062AD; Futurama 3000AD) Partially relevant xkcd comic: http://xkcd.com/1491/large/ http://xkcd.com/1491/large/