Speculative fiction

genre of fiction

thumb|This is the woodcut for Utopia's map as it appears in Thomas More's Utopia printed by Dirk Martens in December 1516 (the first edition).

thumb|Illustration "The Whirlwind Seizes the Wreath" (from the story "The Fairy Aurora")

thumb|A polemical allegory represented as a five-headed monster, 1618 A monster is a type of imaginary or fictional creature found in literature, folklore, mythology, horror, fantasy, fiction and religion. They are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive, with a strange or grotesque appearance that causes terror and fear, often in humans. Monsters usually resemble bizarre, deformed, otherworldly and/or mutated animals or entirely unique creatures of varying sizes, but may also take a human form, such as mutants, ghosts, spirits, vampires or zombies, among other things. They may or may

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style of literary fiction and art

umbrella genre of fiction that departs from realism, comprising science fiction, horror, fantasy, alternative history, post-apocalyptic, gothic, superhero fiction etc.

genre of fiction

genre of speculative fiction, where one or more historical events occur differently

genre of fiction

story that is set in the past; film and literary genre

genre of fiction

subgenre of speculative fiction originating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

genre of fan fiction characterized by a focus on same-sex romantic relationships, typical male/male relationships

fiction in a setting defined in part by climate crisis

subgenre of the fantasy or science fiction genre that involves the discovery of an unknown Earth civilization

genre of fiction, that refers to phenomena that are forever outside the realm of scientific explanation, such as god, the afterlife, and the soul

Uchronia is currently an English word-in-formation, a neologism, that is sometimes used in its original meaning as a straightforward synonym for alternate history, a genre of speculative fiction that reimagines historical events going in new, imaginary directions. However, it has also begun to refer to other related concepts.

LitRPG, short for literary role-playing game, is a literary genre combining the conventions of computer RPGs with science-fiction and fantasy novels. The term was introduced in 2013. In LitRPG, game-like elements form an essential part of the story, and visible RPG statistics (for example strength, intelligence, damage) are a significant part of the reading experience. This distinguishes the genre from novels that tie in with a game, like those set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons; books that are actual games, such as the choose-your-own-adventure Fighting Fantasy type of publication; or gam

fiction genre

science fiction genre focused on biology

speculative fiction genre

genres of literature that explore social and political structures

place that exists only in fiction and not in reality

sub-genre of both romantic fiction and speculative fiction

thumb|The term "grimdark" was inspired by Warhammer 40,000.

fiction set in prehistoric times

subgenre of adventure fiction

Literature genre

Science fiction world-building project