fictional setting
Made-up story world
A fictional setting is the imagined world or environment where a story takes place—the geography, time period, society, and physical laws that characters inhabit.
Settings range from realistic (a 1920s Chicago speakeasy) to fantastical (a space station orbiting a dying star).
A well-developed setting becomes inseparable from its narrative: Middle-earth, Hogwarts, Westeros.
- dreamscapeImagined realm during sleep
- fantasy realmFictional magical setting
- space stationsCrewed spacecraft in orbit
- space operaDramatic sci-fi in cosmos
- tribal societyKinship-based communal organization
dystopia · Garden of Eden · ancient civilization · alternate history · golden age · Middle-earth · feudal system · worldbuilding · Narnia · labyrinth · lost city · Hogwarts · wasteland · haunted house · monarchy · prehistoric age · democracy · small town
fictional settingphysical location
Real-world geographical position
geographical location · historical setting · historical backdrop · historical site