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Old 12-06-2011, 03:05 PM   #149
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
Is the story set in the past, present or very near future, with no events that aren't a part of the known world? Then it's fiction.

Does the story's universe include things that are either currently unknown (e.g. new physics) or known to be unreal (e.g. magic). Then it's speculative fiction.
This.

To DuskyRose and Ana - Even more than the Wiki definition, I think Paul's laymanised description is the easiest way to understand what encompasses "Speculative ficiton" and, more importantly, what distinguishes it from 'just fiction'.

Thanks, Paul. A simple description to get across what DD and I were too full of words to describe. (Is it because we read too much speculative fiction??)
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