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Fiction

Speculative fiction

Fiction-writing mode or genre

Adventure fiction

Genre of fiction in which an adventure forms the main storyline

Alternate history

Genre of speculative fiction, where one or more historical events occur differently

Anthropomorphism

Attribution of human form given from other characteristics to anything other than a human being

Comic work based on subject matter that is generally considered taboo

Term for popular women's fiction principally used in 1990s and 2000s, now usually regarded as sexist.

Children's literature

Stories, books, and poems that are enjoyed by and targeted primarily towards children

Genre of fiction focusing on crime

Science fiction subgenre in a futuristic dystopian setting

Detective fiction

Subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction

Genre of narrative presented in a long format

Erotic literature

Stories of passionate romance, and / or sexual relationships intended for arousal of desire in readers

Short fictional story that anthropomorphises non-humans to illustrate a moral lesson

Fictional story typically featuring folkloric fantasy characters and magic

Genre of literature, film, drama, television and other artforms

Narrative with imaginary elements

Fictional universe

Self-consistent fictional setting with elements that may differ from the real world

Fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre

Historical fiction

Fiction that is set in the past

Traditional story of heroic humans.

Mystery fiction

Genre of fiction usually involving a mysterious death or a crime to be solved

Short didactic story which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles

Paranoid fiction

Genre of fiction

Philosophical fiction

Literary genre of fiction with philosophical themes

Political fiction

Genre novel on the theme of romantic love

Saga (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Genre of arts and literature in the form of humor or ridicule

Science fiction

Genre of speculative fiction

Speculative fiction

Genre of fiction including science fiction, horror and fantasy

Literary genre focusing on sports

Superhero fiction

Hypothetical transferring of matter or energy between two points without physically crossing between them

Thriller (genre)

Genre of literature, film, and television programming

Concept of moving between different points in time

Western fiction

Young adult literature

Literature written for adolescents and young adults