Both take place in space, but most of the time are only nominally about space, and he is because while there is a lot of cool nonfiction-type stuff to learn about astronomy, space itself is kind of boring, because it is empty and cold and can not support life.posted by NoraReed at 1:30 PM on September 1, 2014 [14 favorites] The bien-pessant-acclaimed division of science fiction is about a nine-iron's