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Is For All Mankind becoming science fiction? #weisf

Is For All Mankind becoming science fiction? #weisf

When I discussed For All Mankind in my occasional articles on What exactly is science fiction?, I concluded (and I still believe correctly) it wasn’t. While it looks like the genre (rockets, space, astronauts…) I feel it is firmly in the realm of alternate history. What I didn’t do was take the show’s development into account. How is For All Mankind developing? Basically, each seasons skips…

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Is The Day of the Triffids science fiction? #weisf

Is The Day of the Triffids science fiction? #weisf

British science fiction of the ’50s (though he also wrote into the ’60s) was dominated by few names, including John Wyndham, Arthur C Clarke, Brian Aldiss, Fred Hoyle, John Christopher and others. It’s debatable as to who had more influence (at the time), but it’s certain Wyndham had strong brand recognition. Everyone who had access to TV had seen Quatermass, and the idea of walking man-eating…

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Is the Apocalypse science fiction? #weisf

Is the Apocalypse science fiction? #weisf

A fertile source of stories often considered science fiction (or perhaps horror) is the end of the world. These probably break down into two broad ranges of stories and lots of sub-types. I’ll set out some tentpoles, and leave others to fill in details if they want them. This is another post in my series attempting to define science fiction — you can find others by using the site search or…

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