# Hard science fiction

**Author(s):** George Edgar Slusser, Eric S. Rabkin
**Unpaid SageChimp rating:** insufficient data (0 unpaid reviews; need 5)
**Verdict JSON:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/hard-science-fiction/verdict.json
**Genres:** sci-fi
**Pages:** 284
**Publisher:** Southern Illinois University Press
**Published:** Wed Jan 01 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
**Language:** en
**ISBN-13:** 9780809312344
**ISBN-10:** 0809312344
**ASIN:** B0DVBL912R
**Amazon categories:** Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism > Genres & Styles > Science Fiction & Fantasy
**URL:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/hard-science-fiction

## SageChimp reader verdict

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- **Unpaid reviews:** 0
- **ARC / incentivized reviews:** 0
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