tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119383823552885882.post6499108312150303748..comments2024-03-12T07:22:29.718+01:00Comments on The Science Fiction Writers' Guide to Space: Sciencefail rant: Across the Universe by Beth RevisTsana Dolichvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213478548320312760noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119383823552885882.post-35518961907140168092012-05-05T12:07:30.265+02:002012-05-05T12:07:30.265+02:00You'd think if you hadn't studied this stu...You'd think if you hadn't studied this stuff (in high school even!) you'd at least get someone who had to read over it. Sigh. :-/Tsana Dolichvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213478548320312760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119383823552885882.post-81040036692441331352012-05-05T11:34:45.440+02:002012-05-05T11:34:45.440+02:00Haha. I love your rant.
Pretty random mistake tho...Haha. I love your rant.<br /><br />Pretty random mistake though since I would have thought most people writing sci-fi would have read or watched some before and this sort of thing happens a lot and they get this right.Stuffed Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218196705931012293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119383823552885882.post-9949314532200327912012-03-11T09:58:21.926+01:002012-03-11T09:58:21.926+01:00Quite right. Or even just a discussion of "ha...Quite right. Or even just a discussion of "have I got this concept right?" could have been sufficient.<br /><br />Someone over on Tumblr messaged me to say that the second book is better and the physics isn't broken as far as he knows. Even if it is part of a bait and switch, I still think it's an irresponsibly pulled off one (not everyone would read the second book, for example). I am tempted to read <i>A Million Suns</i> now, just to see it allegedly improves. And hey, if it doesn't there's fodder for another ranty blog post ;-pTsana Dolichvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213478548320312760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119383823552885882.post-65812830883531239052012-03-11T03:50:41.613+01:002012-03-11T03:50:41.613+01:00I would have thought a physics literate alpha read...I would have thought a physics literate alpha reader would be good in this situation.Sean Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485575602984697926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119383823552885882.post-2455740242662786432012-03-10T10:41:10.256+01:002012-03-10T10:41:10.256+01:00The slowing down in space part came near the end a...The slowing down in space part came near the end as one of the pivotal "twists" and I really did scream and beat the book vigorously on the couch. I did think re: sustainability that it was odd they had the resources to manufacture new drugs and new technology. I understand the actual development part, but where did they get some of the chemical compounds? Surely they would have run into some sort of shortage eventually. Especially since aforementioned "twist" means their journey was drawn out longer than intended. She could even have used a lowered population to counter that, but no, the lower population was just because a lot of people got killed during a past event. ALSO, with everyone giving birth once (or not at all) in their lives, how was the population not halving with each generation? That didn't quite make sense to me either. Sigh.Tsana Dolichvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213478548320312760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119383823552885882.post-33051858191738732782012-03-10T10:33:58.352+01:002012-03-10T10:33:58.352+01:00I don't remember, but I read a review (on good...I don't remember, but I read a review (on goodreads, I believe) from someone who tore into the sustainability of the ship as a biological system, and she said things that made sense to me, so I decided it probably wouldn't be something I'd put on my TBR list as high priority.<br /><br />That said, this slowing down in space thing would have been enough for me to throw the book across the room. I mean, aside from the fact that the author didn't think this through--what did the lazy-arse publisher think they were doing? They should have made sure it was read, pre-publication, by someone who had at least an inkling of an idea of the science.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119383823552885882.post-38280407501721451232012-03-10T10:16:32.474+01:002012-03-10T10:16:32.474+01:00Are the biological objects about the cryo-freezing...Are the biological objects about the cryo-freezing or the growing crops or the heavily medicated population? Just wondering. I found the sociological aspects interesting but slightly heavy-handed. It makes me sad because it could have been a really great book, but it missed the mark on a few points (or y'know, from the physics point of view, shot the arrow in the wrong direction). :-/Tsana Dolichvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213478548320312760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119383823552885882.post-52778578299819413642012-03-10T10:07:58.311+01:002012-03-10T10:07:58.311+01:00Hahaha, I've heard a lot more things about the...Hahaha, I've heard a lot more things about the sciencefail in this book, and have decided that I won't read it, because this particular issue, and the biological objections I've read in other reviews, would just annoy the crap out of me. I don't really mind space opera with no science at all, but when you mention science or science-based plot devices, I'd like writers to get the basics right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com