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Hard science fiction takes known science and scientific principles as its starting point and is, for many readers, the core of the field. Hard SF is also controversial, accused by many of having no soul. In New Legends Bear, author of hard SF bestsellers like Eon and Moving Mars,... Read Full Overview

Hard science fiction--SF that takes known scientific principles as its starting point--is, for many readers, the durable core of the field. But it is also accused, of being, as Greg Bear puts it, a restrictive genre without a soul. Here, Nebula Award winner Bear puts forth the... Read Full Overview

Hard science fiction--SF that takes known scientific principles as its starting point--is, for many readers, the durable core of the field. But it is also accused, of being, as Greg Bear puts it, a restrictive genre without a soul. Here, Nebula Award winner Bear puts forth the... Read Full Overview