It is interesting how modern fiction usually defaults to dystopian imperialism, you could argue that a shitty situation is more interesting to read about, Mortal Engine books are a good read about social Darwinism (literally mentioned within) and how the moving cities require constant slaves and resources to survive on a barren Earth.
I mean this is first rule of drama. There is no drama without the conflict, and drama is the point of fiction books - not even children books are usually devoid of it. They go way too far though, since 90’s there is alsmot impossible to find any futurist piece that would not be dystopian to large degree. Fantasy hav similar problem, and i’m not even speaking about epicly cynical dark fantasy like Glen Cook, but about the shit, dirt and evil settings.
It is interesting how modern fiction usually defaults to dystopian imperialism, you could argue that a shitty situation is more interesting to read about, Mortal Engine books are a good read about social Darwinism (literally mentioned within) and how the moving cities require constant slaves and resources to survive on a barren Earth.
I mean this is first rule of drama. There is no drama without the conflict, and drama is the point of fiction books - not even children books are usually devoid of it. They go way too far though, since 90’s there is alsmot impossible to find any futurist piece that would not be dystopian to large degree. Fantasy hav similar problem, and i’m not even speaking about epicly cynical dark fantasy like Glen Cook, but about the shit, dirt and evil settings.