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Print in friendly format Send this term to a friend Alternate History [Subgenres]

Alternate History tales usually start with a "what if" (not literally of course). What if... Rome never fell, Lincoln survived the assasination, Hitler won WWII.

Sometimes this refers to a work of...

Print in friendly format Send this term to a friend Alternate Universe [Subgenres]

Sometimes called Parallel Universe.

This is Alternate History taken one step further.

The theory behind the genre is that there exists a parallel universe, sometimes an infinite number of them ...

Print in friendly format Send this term to a friend Ansible [Speculative Fiction Terms]

An instantaneous communication device, not limited by the speed of light....

Print in friendly format Send this term to a friend BEM [Speculative Fiction Terms]

Short for bug-eyed monster. Implies the cliched inhuman horrible to look upon type of alien found in many pulp sci-fi works....

Print in friendly format Send this term to a friend Comic Fantasy [Subgenres]

Fantasy fiction with decidedly humorous bent. Often involves excessive use of puns and parody.

Piers Anthony's Xanth series, Robert Asprin's Myth Adventures, Terry Pratchett's Discworld and parodi...

Print in friendly format Send this term to a friend Contemporary Fantasy [Subgenres]

Also referred to as Modern Fantasy.

The period is modern, but there are fantasy elements in the form of magic, fae creatures, mythological beings, etc. These elements have either always existed wi...

Print in friendly format Send this term to a friend Cyberpunk [Subgenres]

The standard setting for cyberpunk is in a dystopian, over-industrialized and/or techno-centric future.

The term was originally coined by Bruce Bethke for his short story, "Cyberpunk," which was f...

Print in friendly format Send this term to a friend Dark Fantasy [Subgenres]

A simple definition would be a cross-over between fantasy and horror. Perhaps that's more simplistic than simple, though.

It is fantasy with an element of the supernatural or horror to it. More pr...

Print in friendly format Send this term to a friend Dark Fantasy [Subgenres]

Fantasy is anything that cannot happen in the real world (dragons and such), and dark is as it implies. Most Dark Fantasy is thought of as Horror because of book store categorization.

Some exam...

Print in friendly format Send this term to a friend Elfpunk [Subgenres]

Contemporary or Urban Fantasy featuring elves and/or other fae-like creatures specifically.

Also, can refer to stories featuring both fae creatures and the sort of advanced technologies found in C...

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