D.W. Patterson
My blogs
| Introduction | Hard Science Fiction – Old School. I write two types of hard science fiction. The first uses lightly extrapolated science, usually in a near-term setting, and includes novels L4 Station and MarsX. The second uses highly extrapolated science, which I will call speculative hard science fiction, usually in a distant time, and includes such novels as Mach's Metric and Zero Point. They are both based on current science research or technology that I've read about, but with a different emphasis on the degree of difficulty in implementation. Extrapolated hard science fiction needs only the engineering, though that may be years/decades away. Speculative hard science fiction needs more research, maybe further development of theory and might be decades/centuries away. My style of writing could be considered big idea and adventure with a touch of romance (sometimes). One reviewer compared my writing to Isaac Asimov's writing. I love Asimov, and I think that's a fair comparison in the scope of the work, importance of ideas, and general optimism. |
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