Widescreen baroque
Widescreen baroque is a style of science fiction writing "characterized by larger-than-life characters, violence, intrigue, extravagant settings or actions, and fast-paced plotting".[1] It is closely aligned with, and an outgrowth of, space opera fiction.
The term widescreen baroque was coined by Brian Aldiss (as "wide-screen baroque") in his 1973 work The Billion Year Spree in reference to works by E.E. Smith and A.E. van Vogt.[2]
Authors associated with widescreen baroque include:
- Stephen Baxter
- Barrington Bayley
- Alfred Bester
- Samuel Delany
- Charles L. Harness
- Stanislaw Lem
- Mariko Ohara
- Alastair Reynolds
- E.E. Smith
- A.E. van Vogt
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