Speculative Fiction: Quiz 1

slipstream

fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries between science fiction/ fantasy or mainstream literary fiction.

horror genre

fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle its readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror.

fantasy genre

imaginative fiction with strange settings and wildly or extraordinarily beautiful characters

alternative history

A species of fiction in which much depends on some major reversal of known geography or history

science fiction

A type of fantasy that uses science and technology. (Robots, time machines, etc.).

fairy tale

A type of folktale that features supernatural elements such as spirits, talking animals, and magic

cyberpunk

a genre of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology.

dystopia

an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one.