What's science fiction without the machines?
What's science fiction without the machines?
I mean, we could speculate and explore the strange future and stuff. Just without that tired trope of "well, science and technology progressed a bunch and then we got this really great machine".
I mean there's gotta be another way. Examples?
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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable for magic
I read a cool short story a few years ago that really embraced that quote. It started out as a fantasy story with wizards doing magic. It then turns out that magic is actually old nano machines or something, but society has forgotten all about the science behind them.
That sounds fun. If you ever remember the name, let me know!
Magik by Angie Sage. Though truth be told that's a 5th book revelation
Never heard of that, but I'll look into it. The one I read was a short story in Analog, maybe 15 years ago
What I'm referring to is youth fiction but I remember them fondly
Thank you.