Sci-Fi
Science fiction is among the most versatile forms of writing. It can be a romance, a comedy, a war story, a drama, a mystery and as the recent film The Wild, Wild West proves, even a western. Take any literary classic add in a crazed robot bent on world destruction, and a space station the size of a small moon, and BAM! Its Sci-Fi. Science fiction belongs to a genre of writing called speculative fiction, which also includes fantasy. Perhaps the easiest way to define Speculative Fiction is all stories that take place in a setting contrary to known reality (Card 17). Which include: 1. Any story set in the future, beings future technologies cannot be known. 2. Alternate world stories, or stories set in a past that contradicts historical fact. 4. Stories set on earth before recorded history. 5. Stories that contradict a known or supposed law of nature. Stories set in worlds that follow our rules are Sci-fi. If it is set in an universe that doesn't follow our rules it's fantasy. Many sci-fi stories fall into several of the above categories. Star Wars for example takes place in an alternate world. It also has elements that contradict laws of nature, such
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Approximate Word count = 992
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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