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I don't see the point in searching for "unrealistic" details in SF. Do you really believe that it is possible to describe (and explain "scientifically") ALL aspects of common life and technology in a...

There is a general opinion that her best work is "The Left Hand of Darkness". On me personally the strongest influence had "City of illusions". Her books are very poetic and in the same time they...

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Shumil - very sharp and exact technichal and logical descriptions. No contradictions and baby-talk in technics (especially computer technics) if you know what I mean. Though some major fails in...

For me the most prominent person in old American SF is Ursula Le Guin. Not much sexim I believe - she was a feminist. :) Though even feminism in those times was different.

Classic sci-fi is traditionally modern-problems oriented technical and social. Yes, it is not about credible characters, it is about ideas. Nowadays sci-fi usually treated as easy reading in...