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Hubris Clobbered by Nemesis

By Tim Aldiss
June 12, 2011June 12, 2011articles2 Comments on Hubris Clobbered by Nemesis

Here’s an old Times article that’s worth reviving. The article argues that as a genre science fiction is overlooked for a number of reasons. It also features one of my favourite quotes: a definition of Science Fiction as “Hubris clobbered by Nemesis”. It was published in 2007… do you think much has changed?

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