Posted by Suan Yong on June 30, 1999 at 10:04:36:
In Reply to: Vance and Science posted by Nick on June 30, 1999 at 02:22:50:
Nick:
> We don't read Jack Vance for the science I suppose, (I would not classify
>him as a science fiction writer - science fantasy perhaps, but then what
>does that mean? Is it an oxymoron?)
I have come to realise that I'm not a big fan of many science fiction works
simply because they rely too heavily on scientific details that I know (or
believe - it's the same to me :-) to be erroneous, or at least inconsistent.
This is not true with Vance, who IMO does a good job of keeping scientific
distractions to a minimum - and even then he tends to get things right (or
at least consistent with the universe he is painting).
Suan