A Softening of the Hard-Sf Concept.
Reviews the book `The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF,' a collection of stories written by famous writers and edited by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer. Emphasis on the parallels between hard science fiction and science; Dominance of extraterrestrial settings in the collection of stori...
| Published in: | Science Fiction Studies Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 406 - 413 |
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| Format: | Book Review |
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University of California Press
Nov94
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| Summary: | Reviews the book `The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF,' a collection of stories written by famous writers and edited by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer. Emphasis on the parallels between hard science fiction and science; Dominance of extraterrestrial settings in the collection of stories; Presence of near-future predictions. |
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