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The use of "speculative fiction" in the sense of expressing dissatisfaction with traditional or establishment science fiction was popularized in the 1960s and early 1970s by Judith Merril, as well as other writers and editors in connection with the New Wave movement. However, this use of the term fell into disuse around the mid-1970s. [35]
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. It can explore science and technology in different ways, such ...
Science fiction novels by subgenre (17 C) C. Christian science fiction (8 P) ... Space warfare in science fiction; Speculative evolution; Speculative poetry; Steampunk;
Category: Speculative fiction novels by subgenre. 8 languages. ... Science fiction novels (16 C, 4 P) Superhero novels (7 C, 48 P) Supernatural novels (26 P) T.
Mundane science fiction—a subgenre of hard sci-fi which sets stories on Earth or the Solar System using current or plausible technology. Soft science fiction—often exploring psychology, sociology, anthropology, and political science, focus on human characters and their relations and feelings. Emphasizes social sciences while de-emphasizing ...
Basically, it’s a subgenre of speculative fiction (an umbrella of genres that depart from realism). It avoids or at least radically reinterprets traditional antagonists of supernatural horror ...
A gooey remake of 1958’s Vincent Price chiller, David Cronenberg’s most accessible slice of body horror is a classic cautionary tale about scientific hubris—a fertile sci-fi subgenre unto ...
Other science fiction authors and fans claim "that slipstream is a term that lumps together metafiction, magical realism, surrealism, experimental fiction[,] counter-realism", and postmodern writing, and/or applies to a story with themes coming from one or more of these literary influences.