tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post3743032283777980343..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Former EnemiesKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-33553818621152660312017-07-28T07:36:50.250+01:002017-07-28T07:36:50.250+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Well, one reason why so much of the b...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Well, one reason why so much of the better kinds of fiction, in and out of science fiction, uses strife, conflict, war to drive plots is because it SELLS. Stories and novels about quiet, peaceful, unadventurous people are not likely to sell like hotcakes!<br /><br />And getting to a deeper point, unfortunately, to use Jerry Pournelle's title for his series of stories about military science fiction and non fiction articles, THERE WILL BE WAR. I see no reason, in the past, the present, and the foreseeable future, NOT to expect "wars and rumors of war," to paraphrase/quote another Person.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com