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ilamont on July 6, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Ten Commandments for Detective Fiction (2017)

Is there a similar formula for science fiction or fantasy? It seems that the rules are looser, particularly for scifi, but maybe multiple formulas exist within the genre.

purist33 on July 6, 2022 [–]

Thou shalt not cite Quantum theory for everything.

baud147258 on July 6, 2022 | [–]

Nor nanomachines

(looking at you, Metal Gear Solid 4)

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