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Why Science Fiction Is a Setting, Not a Genre

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Brian Niemeier
Sep 27, 2025
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Recently I came across a video by Rachel from The Shades of Orange. It’s a thoughtful piece recommending books she considers hard science fiction.

To her credit, Rachel takes pains to explain her definition: Science fiction grounded in real or plausible science, as opposed to soft science fiction, which uses scientific aesthetics without showing its home…

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