An author using a specific date for a fictional world event.
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Yeah, I agree with this. Books that are meant to be futuristic can quickly become irrelevant if the author isn't careful.Scerakor wrote:I have no issues with using an exact year, as long as it is far enough into the future at the time of publishing. I can definitely see this situation bothering me where this life changing event has already passed. I think a real date is extremely effective in creating tension however and cannot simply be ignored. For those that are reading the book later in the future, if the date has already passed, it is understandable (think 2001: A Space Odyssey). In fact, that may even bring some additional excitement / fun to the now "classic".
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