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  2. BLIT (short story) - Wikipedia

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    "BLIT" (acronym of Berryman Logical Image Technique) is a 1988 science fiction short story by the British writer David Langford. It takes place in a setting where highly dangerous types of images called "basilisks" (after the legendary reptile) have been discovered; these images contain patterns within them that exploit flaws in the structure of the human mind to produce a lethal reaction ...

  3. Definitions of science fiction - Wikipedia

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    Science fiction is "a genre (of literature, film, etc.) in which the setting differs from our own world (e.g. by the invention of new technology, through contact with aliens, by having a different history, etc.), and in which the difference is based on extrapolations made from one or more changes or suppositions; hence, such a genre in which ...

  4. The Rift (Allan novel) - Wikipedia

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    Inhoff said Allan's switch between literary fiction and science fiction is "stunning", and called The Rift "one of the best books published this year in any genre". In The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction , science fiction critic John Clute called Julie's recollections of Tristane a planetary romance , and noted the similarities with Lindsay's ...

  5. Science fiction - Wikipedia

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    The science fiction studies is the critical assessment interpretation, and discussion of science fiction literature, film, TV shows, new media, fandom, and fan fiction. [215] Science fiction scholars study science fiction to better understand it and its relationship to science, technology, politics, other genres, and culture-at-large. [216]

  6. Outline of science fiction - Wikipedia

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    Golden Age of Science Fiction — a period of the 1940s during which the science fiction genre gained wide public attention and many classic science fiction stories were published. New Wave science fiction — characterised by a high degree of experimentation, both in form and in content.

  7. Merveilleux scientifique - Wikipedia

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    In 2000, Jean-Marc Lofficier released French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Pulp Fiction, an extensive encyclopedia in English about French-language science fiction. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, academic literature on scientific imagination is gaining significance, and many studies are being published.

  8. 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 ...

  9. Slipstream fiction - Wikipedia

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    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.