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:One thing puzzles me: from a literary agent who tried to place a manuscript of mine, I now learn that "science fiction" includes even a story that uses an out-of-the-ordinary machine as a plot device. Even a drama involving a spacecraft that [[NASA]] could build today now somehow qualifies as "science fiction." Do you agree? Before you answer, let me give you two titles that some might put in this category: ''Oxygen'' and ''The Fifth Man'' by John Olson and Randall S. Ingermanson. The first title even won the Christy Award for the best futuristic faith-based novel in its year.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]<sup>[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]</sup> 10:29, 8 June 2007 (EDT)
:One thing puzzles me: from a literary agent who tried to place a manuscript of mine, I now learn that "science fiction" includes even a story that uses an out-of-the-ordinary machine as a plot device. Even a drama involving a spacecraft that [[NASA]] could build today now somehow qualifies as "science fiction." Do you agree? Before you answer, let me give you two titles that some might put in this category: ''Oxygen'' and ''The Fifth Man'' by John Olson and Randall S. Ingermanson. The first title even won the Christy Award for the best futuristic faith-based novel in its year.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]<sup>[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]</sup> 10:29, 8 June 2007 (EDT)
::I haven't read the stories you mention. I guess, strictly speaking, science fiction could encompass any story that involves a machine, invention etc. that has not yet been built, even if it is possible with current technology, particularly if the machine is crucial to the plot. I must confess, much of my favorite science fiction when I was in school consisted of collections from the science fiction pulp magazines of the 40s and 50s, though I equally enjoyed more serious works. NitramNos 11:32, 8 June 2007 (EDT)