For better hard science fiction.

FORBES: NASA Teams Up With Tor/Forge to Write Novels

They are in the vanguard of what is called "hard" science fiction, in which most of the writing is based on actual scientific principles.

FORBES: Inventing The Future

An action-packed, hard-boiled science fiction novel of redemption and revenge.

FORBES: The Weekly E-Reading List

As we have watched digital technology emerge from their Jurassic era to life in science fiction, it is hard to imagine what comes next.

FORBES: Steve Jobs resigns, Google even more Googlishious

It can be hard for science to live up to the imaginations of science-fiction writers.

FORBES: Magazine Article

It sounds like this science fiction is going to cost some people plenty of hard cash.

FORBES: Bitcoin or Gold: Which is More Fiat-Proof?

Despite their obvious talent with the language (Brin and Bear have both won Nebula and Hugo awards, the science fiction equivalent of the Emmys and the Oscars), the writers had a hard time conveying anything practical to the CEOs in the audience, who were looking for new technology to exploit.

FORBES: Inventing The Future