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Science Fiction is a fiction based on science.
In order to become a member of the Science Fiction Book Club you need to purchase 4 books within the first year. Its is possible to cancel Science Fiction Book Club memberships at any point.
It is science fiction. Science fiction generally bases a fictional story about a debatable scientific point like time travel, aliens and other disputed ideas.
"Frankestein" is a Science Fiction novel,or gothic science fiction.
Some would say that science fiction excludes fantasy but Arthur C. Clarke said, "Any significantly advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Science fiction authors have mixed science fiction with all other forms of literature. There are science fiction lyrics to songs, science fiction poetry, science fiction mixed with humor, science fiction mixed with westerns, science fiction mixed with romance.
The Lottery would fall in that broad grey area that separates Science Fiction from regular fiction.It all comes down to how you define science fiction:Hard science fiction: Inclusion of the physical sciences: physics, chemistry, biology, nuclear science, astrophysics etc. In this case The Lottery would not be science fiction.Soft science fiction: Exploitation of the humanities: sociology, anthropology, Law, etc. In this case The Lottery could be considered Science Fiction.Interpolation and extrapolation. In this case The Lottery could be science fiction if it were constrained to the realm of soft science fiction."What If" Easily science fiction as no great 'forgiveness' for scientific deviations are made in this story."Utopia / Dystopia" Yes easily science fiction."Gadgetry Science Fiction" no.Science Fiction is that body of work to which we point when referencing the genera. I'm sure that there are many people who would be willing to include the Lottery as science fiction.
Yes it is Science Fiction
Harry Potter is not exactly science fiction; it is fantasy.Harry Potter is not exactly science fiction; it is fantasy.Harry Potter is not exactly science fiction; it is fantasy.Harry Potter is not exactly science fiction; it is fantasy.
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"I, Robot" is science-fiction .
Science fiction is a fiction that shows how humans cope with science and use science to solve humanities problems. Sometimes the fiction shows us that the abilities to use science will clash with morality.
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