speculative fiction

collocation in English

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speculative
adjective
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/ˈspek.jə.lə.tɪv/us
/ˈspek.jə.lə.t̬ɪv/
based on a guess and not ...
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fiction
noun
uk
/ˈfɪk.ʃən/us
/ˈfɪk.ʃən/
the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on real people ...
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(Definition ofspeculativeandfictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Such an attempt to chart the development of the prophetic and ultimately creative literary genre ofspeculativefictionproves at times to be highly convincing.
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Since their creation in 1995, awards have been given in various categories ofspeculativefiction.
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The award has been described as a fine showcase forspeculativefictionand the best known literary award for science fiction writing.
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It has been described as a fine showcase forspeculativefictionand the best known literary award for science fiction writing.
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Genres range from literary fiction to science fiction tospeculativefiction.
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Slipstream falls betweenspeculativefictionand mainstream fiction.
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She writes both literary fiction andspeculativefictionnovels and short stories.
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However, the perception ofspeculativefictionas mainly a men's genre continues to be widespread.
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Although many of its releases are in the horror and fantasy genres, it also publishes works dealing with crime, social satire,speculativefiction, and biography.
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Polygraff is a quarterly anthology of short stories in science fiction, fantasy, horror, pulp, cyberpunk, and other genres ofspeculativefiction.
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Inspeculativefiction, the line between dreams and reality may be blurred even more in the service of the story.
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Speculativefictionabout interstellar travel often predicts eventual human exploration, and even the discovery and colonization of planetary systems.
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However,speculativefictionalso gives authors and readers the freedom to imagine societies that are different from real-life cultures.
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It is a long-runningspeculativefictioncritique group, and has a high concentration of published authors.
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She wrote extensively on the subject of women and feminism inspeculativefiction.
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He was a lifelong devotee ofspeculativefiction, as well as a cryptozoology enthusiast.
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His works are usually literary fiction,speculativefictionor science fiction.
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It is one of a group ofspeculativefictionworks in its generation that took a position, pro or con, on feminism and gender roles.
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Both utopias and dystopias are commonly found in science fiction and otherspeculativefictiongenres, and arguably are by definition a type ofspeculativefiction.
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She was initially known for her intensespeculativefictionfor adults, but over the past few years has turned to writing young adult novels.
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