Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Hard SF

"The attitude that underpins science fiction is that there is a reality beyond appearances which is knowable through science. There is a variety of science fiction, commonly called "hard" SF, that emphasizes the rigorous nature of our relation to this reality behind experience."

- David G. Hartwell
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