Quote by Jerry Pournelle

We do a hard fantasy as well as hard science fiction, and I think I probably single-handedly recreated military science fiction. It was dead before I started working in it.

We do a hard fantasy as well as hard science fiction, and I

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This quote is from the author David Drake. In explaining his writing style, he mentions doing both "hard fantasy" and "hard science fiction." By "hard," he means works that are meticulously detailed and adherent to logical consistency within the genre's rules. Drake also claims to have revitalized military science fiction, which he believes was in decline before his contributions. This suggests that he played a significant role in reviving and shaping that subgenre with his own unique approach to storytelling.

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