Not reading the whole article but that pic makes me like him more… SciFi is fiction. An escape from reality. Maybe his books are successful because they help the readers do exactly that.
Disagree pretty hard. SciFi has always been a medium for exploring the philosophical and political. Every description of a future dystopia/utopia is social commentary; every alien race is a commentary on xenophobia or cultural exchange. Hell even his own books explore…
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themes of ecosystem collapse and humanity’s response, which can’t be anything but a political take in 2026.
If you don’t want politics in your books SciFi is probably the worst place to look. Someone should tell him to stick to… idk… character driven romance novels or something.
Not reading the whole article but that pic makes me like him more… SciFi is fiction. An escape from reality. Maybe his books are successful because they help the readers do exactly that.
Disagree pretty hard. SciFi has always been a medium for exploring the philosophical and political. Every description of a future dystopia/utopia is social commentary; every alien race is a commentary on xenophobia or cultural exchange. Hell even his own books explore…
Tap for spoiler
themes of ecosystem collapse and humanity’s response, which can’t be anything but a political take in 2026.
If you don’t want politics in your books SciFi is probably the worst place to look. Someone should tell him to stick to… idk… character driven romance novels or something.
Oh dear god not the book tok crap
Book tok?
Do you think thats where studying and caring about stories was invented?
Thats like saying food is just calories and huel is the best food. This is deeply offensive to me.
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Im on team scurvy.