Speculative fiction is a term which has been used in multiple related but distinct ways. Speculative fiction is a type of
fiction that asks the classic "What if?" question and attempts to answer it.In some contexts, it has been used as an inclusive term covering a group of
fiction genres that speculate about worlds that are unlike the real world in various important ways. In these contexts, it generally includes
science fiction,
fantasy,
horror fiction,
supernatural fiction,
superhero fiction,
alternate history, and
magic realism. The term is used this way in academic and ideological criticism of these genres, as well as by some readers, writers, and editors of these genres. In these contexts, the term does not imply an opinion about the relative merits of any of the genres it includes. For example, this is the sense in which the term is used in the name of the
Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
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