{"id":2371887,"date":"2016-12-15T14:10:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T20:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/?p=2371887"},"modified":"2018-05-31T01:21:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T06:21:29","slug":"swordpunk-unlikely-new-sub-genre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/swordpunk-unlikely-new-sub-genre\/","title":{"rendered":"Swordpunk: An Unlikely New Sub-genre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Daniel Schwabauer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2371889 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/oyan-blog-swordpunk-pinterest-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/oyan-blog-swordpunk-pinterest-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/oyan-blog-swordpunk-pinterest-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/oyan-blog-swordpunk-pinterest-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/12\/oyan-blog-swordpunk-pinterest.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is <strong>Part 7<\/strong> of an ongoing mini-series chronicling the \u201cstory of a story\u201d: Daniel\u2019s work-in-progress, a swordpunk novel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/what-to-do-with-a-story-idea-that-wont-give-up-on-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 1<\/strong>: What to Do with a Story Idea That Won\u2019t Give Up on You? \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/when-your-perfect-story-falls-flat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 2<\/strong>: When Your \u201cPerfect\u201d Story Falls Flat \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/growing-a-story-from-the-spine-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 3<\/strong>: Growing a Story from the Spine Out \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/story-world-maps-worthwhile-or-a-waste-of-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 4<\/strong>: Story World Maps: Worthwhile or a Waste of Time? \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/unforeseen-endings-gifts-flexible-novel-outline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 5<\/strong>: Unforeseen Endings &amp; Other Gifts of a Flexible Novel Outline \u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/critique-group-exposed-secret-flaws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Part 6<\/strong>: How a Critique Group Exposed My Secret Flaws \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve read the previous posts in this series, you know my new novel paints outside the lines.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>In the Shadow of the Wise<\/em> is swordpunk, a blend of medieval culture and cybernetic elements such as artificial intelligence and robotics.<\/strong> Though I like to think the idea for the genre originated with my book, writers were cross-pollinating these story elements before I was born.<\/p>\n<p>In my case, the idea came from asking what would happen if steampunk were taken to extremes. That is, if steampunk is a blend of Victorian culture and slightly advanced technologies, what would happen if the culture were pushed farther back, and the technologies shoved farther forward? What would it look like to blend 14th-century values with 24th-century bio-tech?<\/p>\n<p>It seemed to me that the fun of this story type would lie in finding ways for it to make sense. Science fiction, after all, depends on <strong>making the improbable seem not just possible, but necessary<\/strong>. So why might the medievals have cyborgs? Why might a future civilization return to feudal governance and the re-integration of church and state? How might a science-based culture be simultaneously dominated by religious convention?<\/p>\n<p>Science fiction is fully capable of asking these questions, and yet it generally doesn\u2019t. I suspect the reason is that <strong>most spec-fic writers believe medieval and Renaissance thinking was hopelessly disconnected from reality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Post-modernism has relegated the non-materialist faiths to the dustbin of history. Thus, when SF writers take us back in time, it\u2019s usually from a position of rational superiority. We judge medievals by their ignorance, because they didn\u2019t know what we do. We\u2019re rarely asked to consider that perhaps they knew things we\u2019ve forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>This is the essence of swordpunk. As least, it\u2019s the essence of the \u201cnew sub-genre\u201d I\u2019m trying to imagine. <strong>But I don&#8217;t think any one writer invents a genre.<\/strong> Even Tolkien, the venerable dean of heroic fantasy, followed in the footsteps of Robert E. Howard and Eric Eddison. Fortunately, as I mentioned earlier, other great writers have already laid a foundation for a separate category by juxtaposing ancient cultures and advanced technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Roger Zelazny\u2019s Chronicles of Amber series mixes high fantasy and science fiction in way that might be considered swordpunk\u2014or something like it. I don&#8217;t see swordpunk as fantasy, but maybe that\u2019s not for me to say. And Zelazny showed that the mixture is workable.<\/p>\n<p>Orson Scott Card\u2019s <em>Treason<\/em> comes pretty close too, except that its juxtaposition is <strong>more spiritual than cultural<\/strong>. But again, maybe that\u2019s drawing too fine a line.<\/p>\n<p>Frank Herbert\u2019s <em>Dune<\/em> is probably the closest thing to swordpunk in the science fiction multiverse. My three rules for swordpunk are listed below. I\u2019ll leave it readers to decide if <em>Dune<\/em> really fits.<\/p>\n<p>But even though such stories have existed, they\u2019ve always been classified as part of some other category. <strong>We\u2019ve had no definition to provide clear boundaries.<\/strong> Hugo Gernsback\u2019s use of \u201cscientifiction\u201d set the wheels of sci-fi in motion, and even though his term didn\u2019t stick, the genre did.<\/p>\n<p>Which brings me to the point of this post. I\u2019d like to invite other writers to develop the genre. I think swordpunk has more potential than I can ever squeeze out of it by myself. So consider this a formal invitation. <strong>I\u2019d love to read other interpretations of the swordpunk idea, both in novel and short story form.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To get the ball rolling, <strong>here are the genre rules as I see them<\/strong>\u2014the basic elements of any swordpunk story:<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong>1. Advanced, human-centered technologies, such as A.I.s and cyborgs<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 2. A medieval or renaissance culture and accompanying mind-set<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 3. Justification for the co-existence of #1 and #2<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sci-fi great James Gunn used to tell me that science fiction is a literature of <strong>ideas, humanity and technology<\/strong>. He was right, of course. (And if you want to learn more about science fiction, do yourself a favor and read his anthology <em>The Road to Science Fiction<\/em>. You won&#8217;t find anything better.)<\/p>\n<p>Swordpunk strikes me as a perfect Venn diagram of Gunn\u2019s elements: technology (#1), humanity (#2) and ideas (#3). I\u2019ve also found it to be fun.<\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s to say the future can&#8217;t bring us the best of opposite worlds?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who says we can\u2019t wear jet-packs <em>and<\/em> chainmail?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Can you think of any other works of fiction that might fit this definition of swordpunk?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1602 \" src=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Daniel_Schwabauer_500w-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Schwabauer - writing instructor\" width=\"177\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Daniel_Schwabauer_500w-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Daniel_Schwabauer_500w.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/>Daniel Schwabauer,<\/strong> MA, is the creator of <a title=\"The One Year Adventure Novel creative writing program for high school students\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oneyearnovel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The One Year Adventure Novel<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>and<a title=\"Cover Story Writing middle school creative writing and language arts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coverstorywriting.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> Cover Story Writing<\/em><\/a>\u00a0creative writing courses. His professional work includes stage plays, radio scripts, short stories, newspaper columns,\u00a0comic books and scripting for the PBS animated series\u00a0<i>Auto-B-Good<\/i>. His young adult novels,\u00a0<a title=\"Runt the Brave by Daniel Schwabauer AMG Publishers\" href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/shop\/runt-the-brave-daniel-schwabauer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Runt the Brave<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Runt the Hunted by Daniel Schwabauer AMG Publishers\" href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/shop\/runt-the-hunted-daniel-schwabauer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Runt the Hunted<\/em><\/a>, have received numerous awards, including the 2005 Ben Franklin Award for Best New\u00a0Voice in Children\u2019s Literature and the 2008 Eric Hoffer Award. His\u00a0third book,\u00a0<em><a title=\"The Curse of the Seer by Daniel Schwabauer book 3 AMG Publishers\" href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/shop\/the-curse-of-the-seer-daniel-schwabauer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Curse of the Seer<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0released in the summer of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Daniel Schwabauer<\/strong><br \/>\nIf steampunk is a blend of Victorian culture and slightly advanced technologies, what would happen if the culture were pushed farther back, and the technologies shoved farther 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