io9 asks What’s the difference between space opera and military sci-fi? I won’t tell you their answer, but mine involves the fact that straight military sci-fi almost always bores me to death. You?
Important questions: Space opera or military sci-fi?
May 7th, 2009 by Dunc · 3 Comments
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1 Pabawan // May 7, 2009 at 3:09 pm
In one, you could conceivably track concepts like tactics, strength, personnel, and all sorts of other geeky numbercrunchy tech stuff with a reasonable expectation of consistency and logic.
If the other, you’re a glutton for punishment for doing so.
2 Mac // May 8, 2009 at 12:20 pm
The irony is, that makes the Zahn novels military sci-fi, and the Black Fleet Crisis space opera…
*has crunched both*
3 Dunc // May 8, 2009 at 12:24 pm
The Black Fleet Crisis are probably the most boring Star Wars novels I’ve ever read.
Zahn, not so much. Though even his SW stuff is rather dry.
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