Comments on: Future Americas by John Heller & Martin Greenberg http://blog.buzzymultimedia.com/future-americas-by-john-heller-martin-greenberg/ Sci-Fi Magazine - News - Interviews - Reviews Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:45:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Booksonfiction http://blog.buzzymultimedia.com/future-americas-by-john-heller-martin-greenberg/comment-page-1/#comment-23270 Booksonfiction Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:35:20 +0000 http://blog.buzzymultimedia.com/?p=1522#comment-23270 I like all the posts on fiction I like all the posts on fiction

]]> By: Lomax Lamat http://blog.buzzymultimedia.com/future-americas-by-john-heller-martin-greenberg/comment-page-1/#comment-7765 Lomax Lamat Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:08:24 +0000 http://blog.buzzymultimedia.com/?p=1522#comment-7765 I have heard this sort of fiction call "Alternative Earth" or "possible future" fiction, something like that. I was under the impression that Spec Fic was any fiction that can not happen in our reality. Example: Rambo (yes, it was a kick-ass book first) is fiction because as unlikely as it all is, everything written in the book is within the scope of our reality. Add a vampire or magic spell or alien or super solider drug and it becomes Spec fiction. I have heard this sort of fiction call “Alternative Earth” or “possible future” fiction, something like that.

I was under the impression that Spec Fic was any fiction that can not happen in our reality.

Example: Rambo (yes, it was a kick-ass book first) is fiction because as unlikely as it all is, everything written in the book is within the scope of our reality. Add a vampire or magic spell or alien or super solider drug and it becomes Spec fiction.

]]> By: Stellan Marstok http://blog.buzzymultimedia.com/future-americas-by-john-heller-martin-greenberg/comment-page-1/#comment-7369 Stellan Marstok Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:52:52 +0000 http://blog.buzzymultimedia.com/?p=1522#comment-7369 I think the relatively recent tag for these kinds of stories are speculative fiction. While I don't like to relabel genres just for the sake of doing so, speculative is a better fit than simply science fiction or fantasy. It is what attracted me to this kind of thing while I was still a child. All the different ways people can imagine worlds to be or worlds that have been before. 17 you say? Sounds like I need to give tis one a shot. I think the relatively recent tag for these kinds of stories are speculative fiction. While I don’t like to relabel genres just for the sake of doing so, speculative is a better fit than simply science fiction or fantasy. It is what attracted me to this kind of thing while I was still a child. All the different ways people can imagine worlds to be or worlds that have been before. 17 you say? Sounds like I need to give tis one a shot.

]]> By: Annete C http://blog.buzzymultimedia.com/future-americas-by-john-heller-martin-greenberg/comment-page-1/#comment-6579 Annete C Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:44:57 +0000 http://blog.buzzymultimedia.com/?p=1522#comment-6579 I don't usally buy anthologies as you mostly get 2 or 3 winners and a bunch of duds but you make this one sound worthwhile. I mean isn't this what Science Fiction used to be about? Seeing the future through different filters and speculating on where the world is heading? I don’t usally buy anthologies as you mostly get 2 or 3 winners and a bunch of duds but you make this one sound worthwhile. I mean isn’t this what Science Fiction used to be about? Seeing the future through different filters and speculating on where the world is heading?

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