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Originally Posted by Skip_intro
Aren't 'Speculative Fiction' and 'Magical Realism' terms used by writers when they don't want their literary credentials sullied by having written what would normally be called Sci-Fi or Fantasy?
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I think it depends. I'd be inclined to consider magical realism a (sub-)genre of its own - if "fantasy" and "science fiction" were the only genre options, I'd put it under "fantasy", but to me it's more distinct and standing on its own than other sub-genres of fantasy, such as epic or urban fantasy.
Alternative history is also the sort of thing that I feel fits better under the "speculative fiction" umbrella than trying to shoehorn it into either sci-fi or fantasy. Steampunk would fit under sci-fi, but not all alternative history is steampunk.