whether you consider a past maximal temperature to be "normal" or not, the fact is that the earth's maximal temperature did not sustain what we now w… - Elizabeth Moon

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whether you consider a past maximal temperature to be "normal" or not, the fact is that the earth's maximal temperature did not sustain what we now wish to sustain. Whether the temperatures we're headed toward can sustain a large human population is...going to be an interesting discovery. Not something to be shrugged off with "It's been there before." The earth has. We haven't.

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Elizabeth Moon (born March 7, 1945) is a science fiction and fantasy writer from Texas, USA. Her other writing includes newspaper columns and opinion pieces. Her novel The Speed of Dark won the 2003 Nebula Award. Prior to her writing career, she served in the United States Marine Corps.

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Alternative Names: Elizabeth Anne Moon Elizabeth Gloag Elizabeth Anne Gloag

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(You’ve read SF/Fantasy since you were young, I believe. What do you think is the power of the genre? What attracts you now, still?) EM: Traditional storytelling values: interesting characters doing interesting things in a plot that satisfies the itch for Story. Beyond that, science fiction can present intriguing “what if?” scenarios, and fantasy can present “how did we get here?” scenarios.

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