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speculative fiction

umbrella genre of fiction that departs from realism, comprising science fiction, horror, fantasy, alternative history, post-apocalyptic, gothic, superhero fiction etc.
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Summary

speculative fiction is a fiction genre[1]. It draws 8,084 Wikipedia views per month (fiction genre category, ranking #6 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: fiction[3]
  • Commons category: Speculative fiction[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Speculative fiction[5]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Speculative fiction[6]
  • Described by source: Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[7]
  • Topic has template: Template:Speculative fiction[8]
  • Different from: fantasy literature[9], Fantastyka[10], mirabilia[11], fantastique[12]
  • Studied by: speculative fiction studies[13]
  • Practiced by: speculative fiction author[14]
  • Stack Exchange site URL: https://scifi.stackexchange.com/[15]
  • Mastodon instance URL: https://wandering.shop[16]

Why It Matters

speculative fiction has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wandering.shop. Retrieved . wandering.shop. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'ce', 'ckb', 'cs', 'cy', 'en', 'eo',
    Sitelink count → 53
    Lex id → spekulativ_fiktion
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: spekulativ_fiktion"
  2. 11w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Online nevada encyclopedia id → fantasy-horror-and-science-fiction
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Online nevada encyclopedia id: fantasy-horror-and-science-fiction, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/83362202|Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction (#83362202)]] i"
  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0008255-fantasticka-literatura
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0008255-fantasticka-literatura, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  4. 21w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → fantasy literature, Fantastyka, mirabilia +1
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Different from: fantasy literature, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect speculative fiction literature → fantasy literature ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvin"
  5. 22w ago · Sofie Geneea · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Practiced by → speculative fiction author
    Different from → fantasy literature, Fantastyka, mirabilia +1
    Topic's main wikimedia portal → Portal:Speculative fiction
    Subclass of → fiction
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Iab code: 246"
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