Portal:Speculative fiction

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Speculative fiction has been around since humans began to speak. The earliest forms of speculative fiction were likely mythological tales told around the campfire. Speculative fiction deals with the "What if?" scenarios imagined by dreamers and thinkers worldwide. Journeys to other worlds, through the vast reaches of distant space; magical quests to free worlds enslaved by terrible beings; malevolent supernatural powers seeking to increase their spheres of influence across multiple dimensions and times; all of these fall into the realm of speculative fiction.
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Fantasy art is a genre of art that depicts magical or other supernatural themes, ideas, creatures or settings. While there is some overlap with science fiction, horror and other speculative fiction art, there are unique elements not generally found in other forms of speculative fiction art. Depictions of ancient myths and legends, as well as depictions of modern day fantasy in the form of divine interventions and other magical or supernatural forces, are very common elements, and help distinguish fantasy art from other forms. Dragons, wizards, fairies and other fantastical and mythical creatures are common features in fantasy art.

Fantasy art should not be confused with the fantastic art genre, which can contain fantastical elements that are not always considered "fantasy" per se.

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  • Susanna Clarke significantly revised by me; includes full-length biography (with citations), bibliography, and infobox. Nick Curtis 12:52, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

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Most Popular Authors / Titles in ISFDB with no Wikipedia articles
Alvonruff 21:13, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
  1. Gary K. Wolfe – see de:Gary K. Wolfe
  2. Kit Reed
  3. John Helfers
  4. Constance Ash
  5. Dale Bailey (science fiction writer)
  6. Ru Emerson
  7. John Frederick Burke
  8. Emily Devenport
 Some of these need disambiguation pages. Alvonruff 12:38, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
  1. Nightmare Blue - George Alec Effinger, Gardner Dozois
  2. Secret of the Sixth Magic - Lyndon Hardy
  3. Imaginary Magnitude - Stanislaw Lem
  4. The Legacy (novel) - R. A. Salvatore. Currently redirect to Legacy of the Drow series, and The Legacy is the only novel in the series without its own article.
  5. The Genetic General (Dorsai!) - Gordon R. Dickson
  6. A Kiss of Shadows - Laurell K. Hamilton
  7. Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future - now just redir to Mike Resnick
  8. Visionary in Residence - Bruce Sterling
  9. Involution Ocean - Bruce Sterling
  10. Elric of Melnibone (The Dreaming City) - Michael Moorcock
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