Why were American space adventure novels so bland in the 2000s?

[KnightInShiningArmorDis92]

It seems like before "The Expanse" novels came onto the scene most American space adventure books was mostly bland military gung ho stuff published by Baen.

"The Expanse" has epic space battles and space marine stuff but unlike the Baen stuff it is set in an exciting new sci fi universe.

Since "The Expanse" showed up there has been more space adventure written by American authors.

Why wasn't American sci fi more creative during the 2000s?

It would have been nice if they had given the world the book equivalent of "Mass Effect" during the 2000s.

Why didn't American society create sci fi writers who could dream up new and exciting visions of the future during the 80s and 90s?

Why weren't American authors dreaming of space and the future during the 2000s?

 

[pahoben]

You have to have the proper genetics with MAOA-L to appreciate the ambrosia for the soul of gung-ho military science fiction written at any time. There is no better back drop to follow the thoughts and actions of an honorable man than sci fi (okay, maybe with the exception of the French Revolution as executed (no pun intended) by Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities).

It's simply a matter of SNP's or the double copy that a second x chromosome provides.

 

[princesscinderella]

We had EPCOT and Tomorrowland so we could visit so we didn’t need to write fantasy books about it . Horizons was the best!!