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- adjective Abbreviation of science fictional.
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Examples
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The first thing I would do would be to make Battlestar Galactica a science fiction series, as opposed to a series that paints a thin SFnal gloss on the present day but mostly ignores its SFnal aspect other than to throw in a cool space battle every couple of episodes.
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Like theology, SF is all about exploring the unknown, and some of the most dynamic theological concepts of the past century have found their best expression in SFnal forms.
MIND MELD: Is Science Fiction Antithetical to Religion? 2008
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And I do think that thinking "in SFnal ways" is good for the world at large.
MIND MELD: How Do Media Tie-In Novels Affect SF/F? Lou Anders 2008
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And I do think that thinking "in SFnal ways" is good for the world at large.
Archive 2008-09-01 Lou Anders 2008
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I also know from my time on Star Trek that media SF can get you thinking "in SFnal ways," as witness the large number of inventions, from the compact disk to the beds in use in our M*A*S*H units, that were directly inspired by the tech of Trek.
Archive 2008-09-01 Lou Anders 2008
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I also know from my time on Star Trek that media SF can get you thinking "in SFnal ways," as witness the large number of inventions, from the compact disk to the beds in use in our M*A*S*H units, that were directly inspired by the tech of Trek.
MIND MELD: How Do Media Tie-In Novels Affect SF/F? Lou Anders 2008
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Third one looks pretty good but then those kind of SFnal landscapes always hit the spot.
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He wrote a few "SFnal" books, though he denied being an SF writer.
This One is for Kurt... Zillabob 2007
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He wrote a few "SFnal" books, though he denied being an SF writer.
Archive 2007-04-01 Zillabob 2007
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On the gripping hand, many "mainstream" writers now feel free to write very SFnal books with only the most token of "I don't write SF" disclaimers, or even no disclaimer at all.
MIND MELD: What You Should Know About Speculative Fiction and Mainstream Acceptance (Part 2) 2009
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