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Writing Excuses 4.30: Worldbuilding the Future

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Reflections on Worldbuilding

This chapter delves into worldbuilding in speculative fiction, using a glass house setting to illustrate contrasts between past and future. It highlights the importance of exploring societal issues through extrapolation and recommends 'Empire of the East' by Fred Saberhagen as a notable example in the genre.

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