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speculative fiction

noun

Definitions

  1. A class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural, or futuristic elements, including…

    A class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural, or futuristic elements, including fantasy, horror, and science fiction, dealing with worlds, themes, and characters not part of everyday life.

    • There are at least two principal ways to write speculative fiction—write about people, or write about gadgets.
    • And the speculation shows signs of turning into very sophisticated science fiction – science fiction in the purest sense; speculative fiction about science.
    • Stephenson is one of speculative fiction’s most meticulous architects, and here he’s got sheets and sheets of blueprint.

  2. A particular work belonging to this class.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for speculative fiction. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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