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Speculative Fiction
Speculative fiction is a fiction genre speculating about worlds that are unlike the real world in various important ways. In these contexts, it generally overlaps one or more of the following: science fiction, fantasy fiction, horror fiction, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history. It is often used as an umbrella term for science fiction and fantasy considered as a single genre.
The term is used this way in academic and ideological criticism of these genres, as well as by some readers, writers, and ...more
The term is used this way in academic and ideological criticism of these genres, as well as by some readers, writers, and ...more
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