Stephen wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:30:07 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> Stories of how medieval peasants deal with the first knights in 
>> armor would be SF in my book.
> 
> Sorry, for me this is historical fiction. It did happen, you know. :) 

Try Pasquale's Angel, by Paul J McAuley. How Florence might have turned 
out if da Vinci had leaned more towards engineering than art. 
Contemporary celebrities are some of the main characters. A very good read!

> I like a) hard SF best followed by b) fantastical SF and only if there is
> nothing else to read c) space operas (Cowboys with space guns, I call them)

Hmm, sounds like everyone else has a different definition of space opera 
to me. I always thought that galaxy-spanning adventure and action were 
the main staples, which clearly can include hard sf as well as fantasies 
like Star Wars or Lensman. I'd put Iain M Banks' Culture novels into 
both categories without even thinking about it.

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