Today I am joined by John Carroll from PKD Black Box to talk about the various genres of sci-fi fiction.
Hard SF-Arthur C. Clark Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven
Soft and social SF-Ray Bradbury, Ursula K.Le Guin Phillip K, Dick
Cyberpunk-Wiliam Gibson, Bruce Sterling
Time travel-Mark twain A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, H.G. Wells
Alternate history-Ward Moore, Harry Turtledove
Military SF-John Ringo, David Drake
Superhuman-A.E. van Vogt , "Slan"
Apocalyptic-George R. Stewart, Pat Frank
Space opera-Frank Herbert "Dune", Star Wars
Space Western-Firefly, Cowboy Bebop
Other sub-genres-feminist sci-fi, steampunk, biopunk and comic sci-fi
Speculative fiction, fantasy, and horror
Fantasy-Andre Norton, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Anne McCaffrey
Horror fiction-Mary Shelly, Edgar Allen Poe
Mystery fiction-Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy
Superhero fiction- Stan Lee, comic book writers
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction
http://comicbookroadshowandnoapologies.wordpress.com/
Email: [email protected]
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Thanks,
Lorrie