soft science fiction

Questions

What does soft science fiction mean?

A subgenre of science fiction that focuses on the nature of its speculative societies or that employs pseudoscience.

Where does soft science fiction come from?

After hard science fiction, attributed to Peter Nicholls.

How to pronounce soft science fiction

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