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Re: First SF experience?
Post by umbrarchist   » Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:50 am

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Star Surgeon, by Alan Nourse

4th grade, I do not consider comic books to bw science fiction.

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Re: First SF experience?
Post by Hutch   » Sat Mar 05, 2016 3:41 pm

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umbrarchist wrote:,snip. I do not consider comic books to bw science fiction.


I might have agreed with you at one time, but being a confirmed fan of "Schlock Mercenary", a web-comic that has now lasted 15 years and counting, comics can be SF. As for hard-copies, the two Honor Harrington series (one a stand-alone tale not adapted from the books) are pretty good.
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