Difference between revisions of "Science fiction"
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*[[Cyberpunk]] (The works of William Gibson, ''Ghost in a Shell'') | *[[Cyberpunk]] (The works of William Gibson, ''Ghost in a Shell'') | ||
*[[Hard Science Fiction]] | *[[Hard Science Fiction]] | ||
*Space Opera | *Space Opera ([[Star Trek]]) | ||
*[[Science Fantasy]] | *[[Science Fantasy]] | ||
*Pulp Science Fiction | *Pulp Science Fiction | ||
Revision as of 02:38, 30 November 2008
Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction based around concepts involving speculative science and technology. The genre has its origins in the ninteenth century, with authors such as Mary Shelley, Jules Vern, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and H.G. Wells, properly emerging as a massively diverse genre that it is today during the twentieth century. Science fiction and debates pertaining to it are a primary focus of Stardestroyer.net.
Subgenres of Science Fiction
Over the Years, a variety of science fiction subgenres have emerged, although many articles of science fiction fill several at once...
- Cyberpunk (The works of William Gibson, Ghost in a Shell)
- Hard Science Fiction
- Space Opera (Star Trek)
- Science Fantasy
- Pulp Science Fiction
- Military Science Fiction (Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein, the Honor Harrington Series by David Weber)