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Soft Sci Fi

I realize as I read that I have more interest in the themes explored in soft sci fi than in the purity of hard sci fi.

I like it when the facts are as true as we can know them, don't get me wrong. I'll go out on a limb and say I loved the works of Michael Crichton, and the research he put into his books. But I especially like the social issues he explored.

I'm reading C.J.Cherryh right now. I have mixed feelings. I don't like the "start a character, then skip 200 years" style. On the other hand, I like some of the political angles she plays with. I am reading Foreigner, and once I got into it it reminds me somewhat of Shogun. We'll see.

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