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Definitions of science fiction
Science fiction includes such a wide range of themes and subgenres that it is notoriously difficult to define. This is a list of definitions that have been offered by authors, editors, critics and fans over the years since science fiction became clearly separate from other genres. -
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Science fiction
For more details on this topic, see Definitions of science fiction. ... For some editors, magic realism is considered to be within the broad definition of speculative fiction. -
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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. ... | Subculture | Fandom: Conventions (list) · Organizations · by Nationality Studies: Definitions · History · New Wave · Journals · Awards | -
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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 another planet. ... | Subculture | Fandom: Conventions (list) · Organizations · by Nationality Studies: Definitions · History · New Wave · Journals · Awards | -
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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 story. ... ↑ "Soft SF," Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, ed. John Clute and Peter Nicholls, 1995, ISBN 0-312-13486-X. -
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Science fiction film
See also: List of science fiction films: 1960s ... | Subculture | Fandom: Conventions (list) · Organizations · by Nationality Studies: Definitions · History · New Wave · Journals · Awards | -
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Golden Age of Science Fiction
In the history of science fiction, the Golden Age follows the "pulp era" of the 1920s and 30s, and precedes New Wave science fiction of the 1960s and 70s. ... | Subculture | Fandom: Conventions (list) · Organizations · by Nationality Studies: Definitions · History · New Wave · Journals · Awards | -
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Science fiction magazine
A series of paperbacks edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg, went back to the early years of science fiction and published best of the year anthologies for the years 1939 to 1963. ... | Subculture | Fandom: Conventions (list) · Organizations · by Nationality Studies: Definitions · History · New Wave · Journals · Awards | -
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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is a reference work on science fiction. -
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Science fiction Western
A science fiction Western is a work of fiction which has elements of science fiction in a Western setting. ... | Subculture | Fandom: Conventions (list) · Organizations · by Nationality Studies: Definitions · History · New Wave · Journals · Awards |
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