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Speculative fiction umbrella phrase encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres , specifically science fiction , fantasy , horror , supernatural fiction , superhero fiction , utopian and dystopian fiction , apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction , and alternate history in literature as well as related static, motion, and virtual arts.
It has been around since humans began to speak. The earliest forms of speculative fiction were likely mythological tales told around the campfire. Speculative fiction deals with the "What if?" scenarios imagined by dreamers and thinkers worldwide. Journeys to other worlds through the vast reaches of distant space; magical quests to free worlds enslaved by terrible beings; malevolent supernatural powers seeking to increase their spheres of influence across multiple dimensions and times; all of these fall into the realm of speculative fiction.
Speculative fiction as a category ranges from ancient works to cutting edge , paradigm -changing, and neotraditional works of the 21st century. It can be recognized in works whose authors' intentions or the social contexts of the versions of stories they portrayed is now known. For example, Ancient Greek dramatists such as Euripides , whose play Medea (play) Athenian audiences when he fictionally speculated that shamaness Medea killed her own children instead of their being killed by other Corinthians after her departure. The play Hippolytus Aphrodite , is suspected to have displeased contemporary audiences of the day because it portrayed Phaedra as too lusty.
In historiography , what is now called speculative fiction has previously been termed "historical invention", "historical fiction ," and other similar names. It is extensively noted in the literary criticism of the works of William Shakespeare when he co-locates Athenian Duke Theseus and Amazonian Queen Hippolyta , English fairy Puck , and Roman god Cupid all together in the fairyland of its Merovingian Germanic sovereign Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream mythography it has been termed "mythopoesis" or mythopoeia , "fictional speculation", the creative design and generation of lore, regarding such works as J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Lord of the Rings supernatural , alternate history , and sexuality themes continue in works produced within the modern speculative fiction genre.
William Olaf Stapledon (10 May 1886 – 6 September 1950) was an English
philosopher and
author of
science fiction . In 2014, he was inducted into the
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame .
Stapledon was born in
Cheshire , but he lived in
Port Said , Egypt throughout his
early childhood . Following his college studies, he worked in shipping offices in
Liverpool and Port Said from 1910 to 1912. During the
First World War , he served as a
conscientious objector . Stapledon became an ambulance driver with the
Friends' Ambulance Unit in France and Belgium from July 1915 to January 1919; he was awarded the
Croix de Guerre for bravery. His wartime experiences influenced his
pacifist beliefs. Stapledon was awarded a
PhD degree in
philosophy from the
University of Liverpool in 1925 and used his doctoral thesis as the basis for his first published prose book,
A Modern Theory of Ethics (1929). However, he soon turned to fiction in the hope of presenting his ideas to a wider public. (
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Harry Potter Harry Potter J. K. Rowling . The series was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and consists of eight fantasy films , beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 spin-off prequel series started with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Wizarding World shared media franchise.
A British and American co-production , the series was mainly produced by David Heyman , and stars Daniel Radcliffe , Rupert Grint , and Emma Watson as the three leading characters: Harry Potter , Ron Weasley , and Hermione Granger , respectively. Four directors worked on the series: Chris Columbus , Alfonso Cuarón , Mike Newell , and David Yates . Michael Goldenberg wrote the screenplay for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Steve Kloves . Production took place over ten years, with the main story arc following Harry's quest to overcome his arch-enemy Lord Voldemort . (Full article...
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Science fiction is the search for a definition of man and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced but confused state of knowledge (science), and is characteristically cast in the Gothic or post-Gothic mould.
”
—
Brian Aldiss (b.1925),
Billion Year Spree: The True History of Science Fiction (1973).
In the poem "The Queen of Hearts", the titular queen bakes some tarts, which are then stolen by the Knave of Hearts (shown here). In the poem "The Queen of Hearts tarts , which are then stolen by the Knave of Hearts (shown here). The King of Hearts has the Knave punished, so he brings them back and pledges not to steal again. The poem was published anonymously in 1782, along with three lesser-known stanzas, all about characters based on playing cards . (POTD )
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Selected article Nebula Science Fiction was the first Scottish
science fiction magazine . It was published and edited, from 1952 to 1959, by Peter Hamilton, a young Scot who was able to take advantage of spare capacity at his parents' printing company, Crownpoint, to launch the magazine. Because Hamilton could only print
Nebula when Crownpoint had no other work, the schedule was initially erratic. In 1955 he moved the printing to a Dublin-based firm, and the schedule became a little more regular, with a steady monthly run beginning in 1958 that lasted into the following year.
Nebula ' s circulation was international, with only a quarter of the sales in the United Kingdom; this led to disaster when South Africa and Australia imposed import controls on foreign periodicals at the end of the 1950s.
Excise duties imposed in the UK added to Hamilton's financial burdens, and he was rapidly forced to close the magazine. The last issue was dated June 1959.
The magazine was popular with writers, partly because Hamilton went to great lengths to encourage new writers, and partly because he paid better rates per word than much of his competition. Initially he could not compete with the American market, but he offered a bonus for the most popular story in the issue, and was eventually able to match the leading American magazines. He published the first stories of several well-known writers, including
Robert Silverberg ,
Brian Aldiss , and
Bob Shaw .
Nebula was also a fan favourite: author
Ken Bulmer recalled that it became "what many fans regard as the best-loved British SF magazine". (
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In the year 500,000,000,000,000,000,000 (500 quintillion), the last descendants of humanity make some changes to our near present in order to release the universe's vacuum energy, spawn new universes, and prevent the Big Freeze from happening.
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