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Re:Why did science fiction stop moving forward? by zokier on Monday September 25, 2017 @02:52PM (#15332956)
> I think "The Martian" counts as moving forward, but I'm much less happy with most of the books Amazon recommends for me

I'd believe that more if there would have been any wider followup of similar works. But alas, there hasn't been (or at least I haven't heard of them), so I'm more likely to categorize The Martian as an outlier rather than a herald of new era.

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Re:Why did science fiction stop moving forward? by orless on Monday September 25, 2017 @03:09PM (#15333120)
I actually think Seveneves might have pretty much been inspired by The Martian.
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Re:Why did science fiction stop moving forward? by eesmith on Monday September 25, 2017 @03:53PM (#15333527)
How so? Seveneves development started around 2006. The Martian was first published in 2011.
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Re:Why did science fiction stop moving forward? by maxlybbert on Monday September 25, 2017 @04:48PM (#15333995)
I'm sad that a lot of the progress looks like outliers, but I think it's a mistake to claim there hasn't been any progress (note, I'm not accusing you or the original article of making that claim; I would have liked more progress but I have to admit there's been some).
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