Okay, here goes.
I was wondering how much is POST-cyberpunk considered Science Fiction. I mean, let's consider a scenario like this:
The great era of technology of this or that world has been destroyed, or has disappeared for good. We see a barren land and people trying to survive in it.
Of course there are still instances of great technology, but mostly people live like western colonists.
Is this Science Fiction enough?
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Mrt 7, 2008 - 18 04
Science Fiction enough for what?
It's actually quite a popular sci-fi theme. "Post-apocalyptic" it's often called.
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Mrt 7, 2008 - 18 27
...Thanks for your reply, it really clears things up. Then I can actually call my story "Science Fiction"!
And I didn't mean "Science Fiction enough for something", I meant "correctly suited to be called Science Fiction".
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Mrt 8, 2008 - 11 38
Absolutely still within the ouvre of science fiction - for some values of SFF&H
There are purists who might try to tell you otherwise. Ignore 'em gleefully.
There ARE specific markets for post-apocalyptic / post-cyberpunk, just as there are markets for apocalyptic and cyberpunk and steampunk and fantasy and "magical realism" and ....
Pax ... Kihe