speculative fiction
noun[U]
uk/ˌspek.jə.lə.tɪv ˈfɪk.ʃən/us/ˌspek.jə.lə.t̬ɪv ˈfɪk.ʃən/atypeofstoryorliteraturethat is set in aworldthat is different from the one welivein, or thatdealswithmagicalorimaginedfutureevents:
Shetellsreadersthat she writes "speculativefiction,"definedas "fictionin whichimpossiblethingshappen".
Herspeculativefictionnovelis set in the near-future.
Compare
fantasy fiction
science fiction
- His near-futurespeculativefictionfeaturesmanyadvancesinmedicineandrobotics.
- It'seasytoreadthisnovel- as is thecasewith allspeculativefiction- as aparableofourtimes.
- Speculativefictionis abroadumbrellaterm.
- Atwood's The Handmaid's Talespringstomindas apowerfulexampleofspeculativefiction.
- He said that hethoughttheterm“Speculative Fiction”standsforvariousgenres:ScienceFiction, Horror, Fantasy and all sub-genres.
Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- Afrofuturism
- allegorical
- allegory
- anime
- autobiographical
- computer-animated
- cyberpunk
- episodic
- Gothic
- kitchen-sink
- melodrama
- procedural
- prosy
- pulpy
- satirical
- science fiction
- self-referential
- SFF
- smash