Monday, August 15, 2011

What is Speculative Fiction? - Articles That Never Die (GreenTentacles)

What is Speculative Fiction? - Articles That Never Die (GreenTentacles):

See link above for an in-depth description, but these two excerpts should give you an idea...

"Speculative fiction is a term, attributed to Robert Heinlein in 1941, that has come to be used to collectively describe works in the genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror."

"speculative fiction addresses fiction that includes Weird Tales, Amazing Stories, and Fantastic Fiction. It also may include other genres, such as Mysteries, Alternate Histories, and Historical Fiction. Speculative fiction can be a collective term to describe works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror and also addresses works that are not science fiction, fantasy, or horror, yet don't rightly belong to the other genres."

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