Definitions of related terms such as "science fantasy", "speculative fiction", and "fabulation" are included where they are intended as definitions of...

Soft science fiction, or soft SF, is a category of science fiction with two different definitions, in contrast to hard science fiction. It explores the...

Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that stereotypically deals with imaginative and futuristic...

of such innovations is the traditional purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas". Definitions of science fiction: Science fiction...

speculative fiction, can transmit the ideas and methods of science to the general public. Recent efforts to intensify or develop links between science and non-scientific...

frequently used in science fiction or related genres. Such elements may include depictions of realistic sexual interactions in a science fictional setting...

fantasy, science fiction, science fantasy, superhero, paranormal, supernatural, horror, alternate history, magical realism, slipstream, weird fiction, utopia...

Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream...

In the history of science fiction, the pulp era (occasionally pulp age: 91 ) is a period subject to various definitions. It is commonly held to have begun...

Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic. The term was first used in print in 1957...

In a conventional science fiction story, the world is presented as grounded by the laws of nature and comprehensible by science, while a conventional...

The definition of literary fiction is controversial. It may refer to any work of fiction in a written form. However, various other definitions exist...

literary genre of science fiction is diverse, and its exact definition remains a contested question among both scholars and devotees. This lack of consensus...

In science fiction, wireheading is a term associated with fictional or futuristic applications of brain stimulation reward, the act of directly triggering...

Genre fiction – plot-driven fiction Crime fiction Fantasy Romance fiction Science fiction Western fiction Inspirational fiction Horror fiction Children's...

Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction and military fiction that depicts the use of science fiction technology, including spaceships...

Age of Science Fiction, often identified in the United States as the years 1938–1946, was a period in which a number of foundational works of science fiction...

Black science fiction or black speculative fiction is an umbrella term that covers a variety of activities within the science fiction, fantasy, and horror...

First contact is a common theme in science fiction about the first meeting between humans and extraterrestrial life, or of any sentient species' first encounter...

Boyd was the main literary name of Boyd Bradfield Upchurch (October 3, 1919 – June 8, 2013), an American science fiction author, born in Atlanta, Georgia...

A science fiction Western is a subgenre or cross-genre that uses traditional Western plots and settings, while incorporating science fiction elements such...

New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Viking, pp. 248–251, ISBN 978-0-670-81041-3 Kingsley, Amis (1960), "Starting Points: Definitions; beginnings; Verne...

E. Stover says of science fiction's relationship to anthropology: "Anthropological science fiction enjoys the philosophical luxury of providing answers...

Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, An English-Language Selection, 1949–1984 is a nonfiction book by David Pringle, published by Xanadu in 1985 with...

A Science fiction podcast (sometimes shortened to sci-fi podcast or SF podcast) is a podcast belonging to the science fiction genre, which focuses on...

Inner space in the context of science fiction refers to works of psychological science fiction emphasizes internal, mental, and emotional experiences...

British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) to honour works in the genre of science fiction. Nominees and winners are chosen based on a vote of BSFA members...

self-help books, popular science books, blogs, presentations, orations, sayings And so on. Common literary examples of non-fiction include expository, argumentative...

Wave was a science fiction style of the 1960s and 1970s, characterized by a great degree of experimentation with the form and content of stories, greater...

and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along...