nemesis wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> I don't consider it
>> to be science fiction unless it's actually about the technology and how
>> people react to it. If you could take the story about war between worlds
>> with blasters, and set it down as war between countries with revolvers,
>> it isn't science fiction. On the other hand, if it's about how
>> technology affects people, even old technology then I'd call it science
>> fiction. Stories of how medieval peasants deal with the first knights in
>> armor would be SF in my book.
> 
> a very good definition indeed.

I must confess, it is not mine. I don't remember where I heard it, but 
it stuck with me since then.

I also like a series where a world is created, populated with a range of 
people (or species), and presented. Larry Niven and Terry Pratchett both 
do these very well.

(Heh. Nerdware. Apparently Firefox's spelling dictionary recognises both 
those names. :-)

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     It's not feature creep if you put it
     at the end and adjust the release date.

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