Speculative fiction
GENRE CONCEPT IN FICTION, COMPRISING SCIENCE FICTION, HORROR, FANTASY AS WELL AS ALTERNATIVE HISTORY, POST-APOCALYPTIC, GOTHIC, SUPERHERO FICTION, ETC.; REFERRED TO BY TWO DIFFERENT TERMS DEPENDING ON THE REGION
Sf&f; Future fiction; Speculative literature; Speculative Fiction; Spec fiction; Speculative fiction novel; SF&F; Speculative-fiction; SF/F; Spec-fic; Specfic; Science fiction and fantasy; Science and fantasy fiction; History of speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is a broad category of fiction encompassing genres with elements that do not exist in reality, recorded history, nature, or the present universe. Such fiction covers various themes in the context of supernatural, futuristic, and other imaginative realms.