The Realism of Our Times: Kim Stanley Robinson on how science fiction works

Re:The Realism of Our Times: Kim Stanley Robinson on how sci... by dkarl on Friday July 23, 2021 @09:11AM (#27930237)

Do you have A Sea of Words, the lexicon for reading O'Brian's novels? I highly recommend having it by your side while you read. It helps a lot.

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Re:The Realism of Our Times: Kim Stanley Robinson on how sci... by BLKNSLVR on Saturday July 24, 2021 @03:40AM (#27939109)

Thanks for the tip, I didn't know that existed. I'll be following that up post-haste.

One terminology that particularly struck me was what's now referred to as a "cut splice"[0]. The use that particular word was jarring, in that it's not the type of novel to have cursing scattered through it. The reason for its usage is historical accuracy.

[0]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope_splicing

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