tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post5829920340928015961..comments2024-03-14T07:11:37.650+00:00Comments on Porky's Expanse!: Is sci-fi's dad bigger than fantasy's dad?Porkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-75026927203856062782011-04-16T08:22:24.708+01:002011-04-16T08:22:24.708+01:00Sci-Fi's dad is about the same size, but has W...Sci-Fi's dad is about the same size, but has WAAAY better weapons and armor. <br /><br />I replied at David Brin's IEET article, but most of what I wrote is also <a href="http://nineworldstenthousandthings.blogspot.com/2011/04/l-is-for-literature-and-laziness.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589550267781293462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-66641047920185774972011-04-15T00:37:12.947+01:002011-04-15T00:37:12.947+01:00Very reasonable thinking.
As you suspected, the a...Very reasonable thinking.<br /><br />As you suspected, the article was about something a little different. Ostensibly the subject was their approaches to change, but my title leans more toward the message I feel can be taken, that one is somehow better than the other. For me personally fantasy and sci-fi are good friends, and perhaps inseparable friends, under the banner of 'speculative fiction', and both are capable of giving us tools for development.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-70183125819175972742011-04-14T20:57:34.102+01:002011-04-14T20:57:34.102+01:00I haven´t read the article you have linked to (I´l...I haven´t read the article you have linked to (I´ll go from my own assumptions here, and use your titel as a bas point)but IMHO, Fantasy´s dad is bigger...it (he/she) has to be....without fantasy ...no sci-fi.<br />The magic etc in fantasy is just replaced by "technology" in sci-fi...but the magic came first...historically that is. So Fantasy is really the Mother of sci-fi. I´m probably way off the mark as far as the article goes. <br />Cheers<br />paulPaul´s Bodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698894821198907112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-39463937233745386472011-04-14T14:31:33.232+01:002011-04-14T14:31:33.232+01:00@ The Angry Lurker - It's time to move on to b...@ The Angry Lurker - It's time to move on to brothers then.<br /><br />@ Kathy - Thank you. It's the unique and interesting readers who make it what it is.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-71167127305313233662011-04-14T13:54:42.352+01:002011-04-14T13:54:42.352+01:00What a unique and interesting blog you have.
Tha...What a unique and interesting blog you have. <br /><br />Thanks for checking out my blog and for the 'follow'! So glad to have you with me!!! I’m still new to blogging and really appreciate any new followers.<br />If you click on my main page photo it will take you to my Oak Lawn Images, Facebook site with my catalogue of photos. Please keep checking back, because I often change the main blog page photo.<br />http://oaklawnimages.blogspot.com/<br />Kathy @ Oak Lawn ImagesKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069212392695293682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4487413006559113471.post-38211106108794685402011-04-14T11:56:26.434+01:002011-04-14T11:56:26.434+01:00Sci-fi's dad is a lot bigger in my opinion.Sci-fi's dad is a lot bigger in my opinion.The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.com