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History buffs expect historical background in historical fiction. Mystery readers expect forensics and police procedure in crime fiction. Westerns - gasp - describe the West. Techno-thriller readers expect to learn something about technology from their fiction.

~Edward M. Lerner

Topics: About Background Crime Crime Fiction Describe Expect Fiction Forensics Historical Historical Fiction History Learn Mystery Police Procedure Readers Something Technology West Westerns

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Lots of science fiction deals with distant times and places. Intrepid prospectors in the Asteroid Belt. Interstellar epics. Galactic empires. Trips to the remote past or future.

~Edward M. Lerner

Topics: Asteroid Belt Deals Distant Empires Epics Fiction Future Lots Past Places Remote Science Science Fiction Times Trips

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The distinguishing characteristic of the techno-thriller is technical detail.

~Edward M. Lerner

Topics: Characteristic Detail Distinguishing Technical

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I like to think readers appreciate a well-drawn near-future as well as a well-drawn far-future.

~Edward M. Lerner

Topics: Appreciate Like Readers Think Well

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What SF author or fan isn't interested in human space travel? I've yet to meet one.

~Edward M. Lerner

Topics: Author Fan Human Interested Meet Space Space Travel Travel Sf

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I want to believe humanity has not forgotten how to explore.

~Edward M. Lerner

Topics: Believe Explore Forgotten How Humanity Want

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I have to believe SF writers will continue to inspire the public to have faith in - to demand! - a future that is at least as big and bold as the past.

~Edward M. Lerner

Topics: Believe Big Bold Continue Demand Faith Future Inspire Least Past Public Will Writers Sf

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It would help if human experts agreed on the meaning of such basic terms as intelligence, consciousness, or awareness. They don't. It's hard to build something that's incompletely defined.

~Edward M. Lerner

Topics: Agreed Awareness Basic Build Consciousness Defined Experts Hard Help Human Intelligence Meaning Meaning Of Something Terms Would

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In mainstream literature, a trope is a figure of speech: metaphor, simile, irony, or the like. Words used other than literally. In SF, a trope - at least as I understand the usage - is more: science used other than literally.

~Edward M. Lerner

Topics: Figure Irony Least Like Literally Literature Mainstream Metaphor More Other Science Speech Than Understand Usage Used Words Sf

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Many a fine SF story uses science or technology merely as backdrop. Many a fine SF story presumes a technological breakthrough and explores its implications without attempting to predict how the thing might actual work.

~Edward M. Lerner

Topics: Actual Attempting Backdrop Breakthrough Fine How Implications Many Merely Might Predict Science Story Technological Technology Thing Uses Without Work Sf

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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