a broad literary genre encompassing any fiction with supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements
Word origin
C20
Examples of 'speculative fiction' in a sentence
speculative fiction
There are genre problems all the way, even for those accustomed to speculative fiction.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
Science fiction (also known by its rebranded genre label "speculative fiction") has dealt with consumer culture for eons, but prefers flirting with dystopia.
Globe and Mail (2003)
This is politically engaged, speculative fiction at its finest, with a conclusion that's absolutely mind-blowing.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Horror is speculative fiction's third strand, but literary horror remains a lonely little taxonomy.