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Because his books aren't science fiction.
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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Because his books aren't science fiction.
How would YOU classify the WorldWar series, or A World of Difference?
Or Guns of the South?
Fantasy? No magic used anywhere in those series/books.Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.Comment
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In any case, he's craptastic.
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I don't need a T-sip lecturing me on "Craptastic".Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.Comment
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Historical fantasy. Fantasy doesn't need to have magic.Originally posted by Lonestar
How would YOU classify the WorldWar series, or A World of Difference?
Or Guns of the South?
Fantasy? No magic used anywhere in those series/books.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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I don't need a T-sip lecturing me on "Craptastic".
Agreed. After all, craptastic is defined as "Aggie."
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Bull-hockey. It's "Alternate History", which can be a subgenre of Sci-fi.Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Historical fantasy. Fantasy doesn't need to have magic.
Incidently, it was agreed to be a subgenre of Sci-fi on this very board in the "sci-fi book club" threads.
Hey, it isn't my fault A&M didn't listen to me when I recommended the starting lineup get shot if they didn't win the Texas/Texas A&M game....Agreed. After all, craptastic is defined as "Aggie."Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.Comment
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I never agreed. I always thought it sucks.Originally posted by Lonestar
Bull-hockey. It's "Alternate History", which can be a subgenre of Sci-fi.
Incidently, it was agreed to be a subgenre of Sci-fi on this very board in the "sci-fi book club" threads.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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Boohoo, obviously a good chunk of the active sci-fi geeks on this board agreed, or it would have never made a topic-o-da-month.Originally posted by chegitz guevara
I never agreed. I always thought it sucks.Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.Comment
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Even were I to accept your definition, which I don't, her certainly doesn't rate in the top ten SF authors of all time, let alone the top 3.Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Even were I to accept your definition, which I don't, her certainly doesn't rate in the top ten SF authors of all time, let alone the top 3.
Who are your favorite three science fiction authors?
Wew! For a moment I thought we were debating the best sci-fi authors for EVERYONE.
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Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Even were I to accept your definition, which I don't, her certainly doesn't rate in the top ten SF authors of all time, let alone the top 3.
Alternate History is a form of Speculative Fiction just like Fantasy and SciFi -- which are often though not always filed jointly in bookstores. I'd say it's closer to SciFi because, [whenever] it breaks the laws of physics, it does it in SciFi ways.
And, yes, Turtledove does suck.
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Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Don't ponder it too hard. I stand by my statement.Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.Comment
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Turtledove happens to be one of the worse Sci-Fi Fantasy authors that anyone has ever recommended to me
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