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Originally Posted by Thasaidon
Nice to see a discussion in which "SF" is being used to mean Science fiction and not "SciFi" or "Speculative Fiction", which are abominations unto the Lord and the invention of the devil.
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I rather like using the term 'speculative fiction' as a catch-all for all stories where the-way-things-are has been knowingly changed or built upon. I used to call them What-If stories but 'speculative fiction' works as well.
That said I agree that it's good to know what sort of speculation is taking place. I enjoy hybrid genres but I also like to know if the book I'm considering reading is science fiction, where the change is due to SCIENCE (however fictional); fantasy ,where the change is due to MAGIC; alternative history, where the change is often attributed to chance; or some hybrid genre.