Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is a broad umbrella category of fiction that encompasses all the genres that deliberately depart from realism or from strictly imitating ordinary reality,[1] instead presenting supernatural, futuristic, and other highly imaginative realms.[2] This catch-all genre thus includes, but is not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, Western, horror, superhero fiction, alternate history, utopian and dystopian fiction, and supernatural fiction, as well as combinations thereof (for example, science fantasy).[3] The term has been used with a variety of meanings for works of literature.[1]

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Alternate history List of alternate history fiction Retrofuturism Sidewise Award Writers
Fantasy fiction Anime Fandom Fantasy art Fiction magazines Films Genres History Legendary creatures Literature Podcasts Quests Artifacts Races Superheroes Television Themes Worlds Writers
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Horror fiction Anime Awards Conventions Fiction magazines Films History Genres Podcasts Television Writers
Miscellaneous Fictional universe Fictional species Internet Speculative Fiction Database List of Japanese SF writers The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
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