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  2. Speculative fiction - Wikipedia

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    This catch-all genre includes, but is not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, magical realism, [3] superhero fiction, alternate history, utopia and dystopia, fairy tales, steampunk, cyberpunk, weird fiction, and some apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction. In other words, it speculates on something supposedly nonexistent ...

  3. Fantasy - Wikipedia

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    Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction which involves themes of the supernatural, magic, and imaginary worlds and creatures. [1] [2]Its roots are in oral traditions, which became fantasy literature and drama.

  4. Outline of fantasy - Wikipedia

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    For example, jazz is a genre of music. Fantasy is a genre of fiction, and more specifically, a genre of speculative fiction. Genre of fictionfiction is a form of narrative which deals, in part or in whole, with events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary and invented by its author(s). Although fiction often describes a major branch ...

  5. Fantasy world - Wikipedia

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    A fantasy world or fictional world is a world created for fictional media, such as literature, film or games. Typical fantasy worlds feature magical abilities. Some worlds may be a parallel world connected to Earth via magical portals or items (like Narnia); an imaginary society hidden within our earth (like the Wizarding World); a fictional Earth set in the remote past (like Middle-earth) or ...

  6. Fantasy literature - Wikipedia

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    An important factor in the development of the fantasy genre was the arrival of magazines devoted to fantasy fiction. The first such publication was the German magazine Der Orchideengarten which ran from 1919 to 1921. [55] In 1923, the first English-language fantasy fiction magazine, Weird Tales, was created. [56]

  7. List of fantasy worlds - Wikipedia

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    An alternate dimension entered only via dreams. Polaris: 1918: N G Dying Earth: Jack Vance: A worn-out Earth with a dying Sun in the far distant future where magic prevails. The Dying Earth: 1950: N G Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin: A planet consisting of numerous islands. The Word of Unbinding: 1964: N T R A Eberron: Keith Baker: A campaign ...

  8. Contemporary fantasy - Wikipedia

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    Also, contemporary fantasy is generally distinguished from horror fiction that mixes contemporary settings and fantastic elements by the overall tone, emphasizing joy or wonder rather than fear or dread. The contemporary fantasy and low fantasy genres can overlap as both are set in the real world. There are differences, however.

  9. Fantastic fiction - Wikipedia

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