Science-Fiction appeal factors (W6A1)

The last 5 weeks, I read reviews and interviews about science-fiction books and authors. In many ways, science-fiction as a genre is so vast, I still feel like a novice. However, the genre is not as opaque as it used to be. I discovered that even if storyline and characters are often set in the future or in a different world, their psychology is deeply human. What I mean is the actions can take place 5000 year from now and the characters can be half-human, or not human at all, they still often show human quality; like putting their own children before society, not only survival but striving, looking for love and meaning, etc. In a way, we still have to understand them and their motives. More often than not, the characters are complex and the plots detailed. Also, the setting is very important, most of the times the world in which the plot take place does not exist here on earth, but it is coherent and possible in his own way. The same is true about the language, language can be very realist, although invented. Tone and pacing can vary greatly. If there is a lot of action, the pace usually gets faster, but it can also have a gentler pace. Also, the tone can change from dark to optimist. Learning is also important appeal factor for science-fiction genre. Not learning about our world, but about other worlds. Because science-fiction is rich of details, people are curious about different ways of living, politics and cultures.

Science-fiction is not going anywhere. To the contrary, it is more and more popular and everywhere, from TV to movies and books. If someone ask me to describe science-fiction in few words, I would say is the mix of human imagination and science.