SettingsScience fiction genres
Adventure science fiction
Adventure science fiction also Sci-Fi Adventure is a subgenre of science fiction.
Adventure science fiction also Sci-Fi Adventure is a subgenre of science fiction.
Afrofuturism
Afrofuturism is an emergent literary and cultural aesthetic that combines elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, Afrocentricity, and magic realism with non-Western cosmologies...
Afrofuturism is an emergent literary and cultural aesthetic that combines elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, Afrocentricity, and magic realism with non-Western cosmologies...
Age regression
Age regression is a popular theme in transformation fiction involving the physical and/or mental reduction in age.
Age regression is a popular theme in transformation fiction involving the physical and/or mental reduction in age.
Alien invasion
The alien invasion is a common theme in science fiction stories and film, in which extraterrestrials invade Earth either to exterminate or replace human life, enslave it under a system of coloni...
The alien invasion is a common theme in science fiction stories and film, in which extraterrestrials invade Earth either to exterminate or replace human life, enslave it under a system of coloni...
Alternate history
Alternate history or alternative history is a genre of fiction consisting of stories that are set in worlds in which history has diverged from the actual history of the world.
Alternate history or alternative history is a genre of fiction consisting of stories that are set in worlds in which history has diverged from the actual history of the world.
Alternative history (literary genre)
Alternate history or alternative history is a genre of fiction consisting of stories that are set in worlds in which history has diverged from the actual history of the world.
Alternate history or alternative history is a genre of fiction consisting of stories that are set in worlds in which history has diverged from the actual history of the world.
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to an existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack,...
Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to an existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack,...
Arcanepunk
The word arcanepunk refers to a fantasy world where both magic and science exist.
The word arcanepunk refers to a fantasy world where both magic and science exist.
Biopunk
Biopunk (a portmanteau synthesizing "biotechnology" and "punk") is a technoprogressive movement advocating open access to genetic information.
Biopunk (a portmanteau synthesizing "biotechnology" and "punk") is a technoprogressive movement advocating open access to genetic information.
Black 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 genres where people of the Africa...
Black science fiction or black speculative fiction is an umbrella term that covers a variety of activities within the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres where people of the Africa...
Christian science fiction
Christian science fiction is a subgenre of both Christian literature and science fiction, in which there are strong Christian themes, or which are written from a Christian point of view.
Christian science fiction is a subgenre of both Christian literature and science fiction, in which there are strong Christian themes, or which are written from a Christian point of view.
Comic science fiction
Comic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that exploits the genre's conventions for comic effect.
Comic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that exploits the genre's conventions for comic effect.
Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life."
Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life."
Decopunk
Decopunk is a recent subset of the Steampunk and Dieselpunk genres, centered around the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne art styles, and based around the period between the 20s and 50s.
Decopunk is a recent subset of the Steampunk and Dieselpunk genres, centered around the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne art styles, and based around the period between the 20s and 50s.
Dieselpunk
Dieselpunk is a sub-genre of the pop surrealist art movement, as well as a budding subculture, that combines the aesthetics of the interbellum period through the early 1950s with postmodern tech...
Dieselpunk is a sub-genre of the pop surrealist art movement, as well as a budding subculture, that combines the aesthetics of the interbellum period through the early 1950s with postmodern tech...
Dying Earth (subgenre)
The Dying Earth subgenre is a sub-category of science fiction or science fantasy which takes places in the far either at the end of life on Earth or the End of Time, when the laws of the univers...
The Dying Earth subgenre is a sub-category of science fiction or science fantasy which takes places in the far either at the end of life on Earth or the End of Time, when the laws of the univers...
Edisonade
"Edisonade" is a modern term, coined in 1993 by John Clute in his and Peter Nicholls' The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, for stories based around a brilliant young inventor and his inventi...
"Edisonade" is a modern term, coined in 1993 by John Clute in his and Peter Nicholls' The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, for stories based around a brilliant young inventor and his inventi...
Feghoot
A story pun (also known as a poetic story joke or Feghoot) is a humorous short story or vignette ending in an atrocious pun (typically a play on a well-known phrase) where the story cont...
A story pun (also known as a poetic story joke or Feghoot) is a humorous short story or vignette ending in an atrocious pun (typically a play on a well-known phrase) where the story cont...
Feminist science fiction
Feminist science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction which tends to deal with women's roles in society.
Feminist science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction which tends to deal with women's roles in society.
Gothic science fiction
Gothic science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that, as the name suggests, also involves gothic conventions.
Gothic science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that, as the name suggests, also involves gothic conventions.
Hard science fiction
Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific or technical detail, or on scientific accuracy, or on both.
Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific or technical detail, or on scientific accuracy, or on both.
Imaginary voyage
Imaginary voyage is a kind of narrative in which utopian or satirical representation (or some popular science content) is put into a fictional frame of travel account.
Imaginary voyage is a kind of narrative in which utopian or satirical representation (or some popular science content) is put into a fictional frame of travel account.
Military science fiction
Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction in which the principal characters are members of a military service and an armed conflict is taking place, normally in space, or on a pl...
Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction in which the principal characters are members of a military service and an armed conflict is taking place, normally in space, or on a pl...
Mundane science fiction
Mundane Science Fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction.
Mundane Science Fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction.
New Wave science fiction
New Wave is a term applied to science fiction produced in the 1960s and 1970s and characterized by a high degree of experimentation, both in form and in content, a "literary" or artistic sensibi...
New Wave is a term applied to science fiction produced in the 1960s and 1970s and characterized by a high degree of experimentation, both in form and in content, a "literary" or artistic sensibi...
Outline of science fiction
Science fiction—genre of fiction dealing with the impact of imagined innovations in science or technology, often in a futuristic setting.
Science fiction—genre of fiction dealing with the impact of imagined innovations in science or technology, often in a futuristic setting.
Paranormal romance
Paranormal romance is a sub-genre of the romance novel.
Paranormal romance is a sub-genre of the romance novel.
Post-Futurism
Post-Futurism is a term coined by Vivian Sobchack to describe certain science fiction films of the late 1970s and early 1980s, a genre of science fiction, an artistic movement, and an architectu...
Post-Futurism is a term coined by Vivian Sobchack to describe certain science fiction films of the late 1970s and early 1980s, a genre of science fiction, an artistic movement, and an architectu...
Recursive science fiction
Recursive science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, which itself takes the form of an exploration of science fiction within the narrative of the story.
Recursive science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, which itself takes the form of an exploration of science fiction within the narrative of the story.
Science fantasy
Science fantasy is a mixed genre within speculative fiction drawing elements from both science fiction and fantasy.
Science fantasy is a mixed genre within speculative fiction drawing elements from both science fiction and fantasy.
Science fiction Western
A science fiction Western is a work of fiction which has elements of science fiction in a Western setting.
A science fiction Western is a work of fiction which has elements of science fiction in a Western setting.
Scientific romance
Scientific romance is a archaic term for the genre of fiction now commonly known as science fiction.
Scientific romance is a archaic term for the genre of fiction now commonly known as science fiction.
Skiffy
Skiffy is a deliberate humorous misspelling or mispronunciation of the controversial term "sci-fi", a neologism referring to science fiction.
Skiffy is a deliberate humorous misspelling or mispronunciation of the controversial term "sci-fi", a neologism referring to science fiction.
Social science fiction
Social science fiction is a term used to describe a subgenre of science fiction concerned less with technology and space opera and more with sociological speculation about human society.
Social science fiction is a term used to describe a subgenre of science fiction concerned less with technology and space opera and more with sociological speculation about human society.
Soft science fiction
Soft science fiction, or soft SF, like its complementary opposite hard science fiction, is a descriptive term that points to the role and nature of the science content in a science fiction...
Soft science fiction, or soft SF, like its complementary opposite hard science fiction, is a descriptive term that points to the role and nature of the science content in a science fiction...
Space Goth
Space Goth is speculative fiction subgenre blending forms typical to gothic horror and science fiction.
Space Goth is speculative fiction subgenre blending forms typical to gothic horror and science fiction.
Space Western
Space Western is a subgenre of science fiction, primarily grounded in film and television programming, that transposes themes of American Western books and film to a backdrop of futuristic space...
Space Western is a subgenre of science fiction, primarily grounded in film and television programming, that transposes themes of American Western books and film to a backdrop of futuristic space...
Speculative poetry
Also variously called science fiction poetry or SF poetry or fantastic poetry, speculative poetry is to poetry roughly what speculative fiction is to fiction.
Also variously called science fiction poetry or SF poetry or fantastic poetry, speculative poetry is to poetry roughly what speculative fiction is to fiction.
Spy-fi
Spy-fi is a genre of spy fiction that includes elements of science fiction.
Spy-fi is a genre of spy fiction that includes elements of science fiction.
Steampunk
Steampunk is a genre which originated during the 1980s and early 1990s and incorporates elements of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, horror, and speculative fiction.
Steampunk is a genre which originated during the 1980s and early 1990s and incorporates elements of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, horror, and speculative fiction.
Superhero fiction
Superhero fiction is a genre originating in and most common to American comic books, though it has expanded into other media through adaptations and original works.
Superhero fiction is a genre originating in and most common to American comic books, though it has expanded into other media through adaptations and original works.
Supernatural drama
Supernatural drama is a subgenre of fantasy combining elements of supernatural fiction and the drama genre.
Supernatural drama is a subgenre of fantasy combining elements of supernatural fiction and the drama genre.
Tech noir
Tech-noir is a hybrid genre of film or other works of fiction combining the film noir and science fiction or cyberpunk genres such as seen in Alien, Blade Runner and The Terminator.
Tech-noir is a hybrid genre of film or other works of fiction combining the film noir and science fiction or cyberpunk genres such as seen in Alien, Blade Runner and The Terminator.
The Ghosts of Watt O'Hugh
The Ghosts of Watt O'Hugh is the first in a series of novels by Steven S. Drachman, and it was published in 2011.
The Ghosts of Watt O'Hugh is the first in a series of novels by Steven S. Drachman, and it was published in 2011.
Transrealism (literature)
Transrealism (science fiction) is a literary mode that mixes the techniques of incorporating fantastic elements used in science fiction with the techniques of describing immediate perception...
Transrealism (science fiction) is a literary mode that mixes the techniques of incorporating fantastic elements used in science fiction with the techniques of describing immediate perception...
Weird West
Weird West is used to describe a combination of the Western with another literary genre, usually horror, occult, or fantasy.
Weird West is used to describe a combination of the Western with another literary genre, usually horror, occult, or fantasy.