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Gary Varner
Date
October 25, 2025

Categorized
Science Fiction

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The Pluses and the Perils of Time Travel in Science Fiction

_{Time travel can be treated as a form or hard or soft “magic” but it is important not to confuse the two} _{Gary Varner
October 25, 2025

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Soft magic is vague and incidental; hard magic imposes rules on the story. Too often in science fiction, these rules get broken.