sci fi
Robots and spaceships
Sci fi is an informal spelling of sci-fi, the abbreviated form of science fiction.
The genre imagines futures, alternate realities, or technological possibilities: I've been on a sci fi kick lately.
The unhyphenated spelling appears frequently in casual contexts, though sci-fi remains standard.
Vehicle for interplanetary travel
- androidMachine resembling a person
- cyberneticsCommunication and control science
- warp driveHypothetical superluminal propulsion system
- holodeckSimulated reality chamber
phaser · replicator · teleportation · nanotechnology · cryonics · neural interface · exosuit · force field
Between celestial bodies
- extraterrestrialBeing from outer space
- alienNon-native being
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
galactic empire · space opera · starship · asteroid · planet · colony · space station · orbiting
Movement across temporal points
- parallel universeHypothetical coexisting separate reality
- multiverseHypothetical set of universes
- wormholeHypothetical spacetime tunnel
- telepathyDirect mental communication
psychokinesis · alternate history · singularity · first contact · paradox · dimension · anomaly · precognition
Total civilizational collapse
- post-apocalypticAfter global catastrophe
- totalitarianDictatorial, all-controlling regime
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
dystopia · authoritarian · tyranny · propaganda · censorship · dictatorship · desolation · collapse
Dystopian tech-noir fiction
- steampunkRetrofuturistic Victorian science fiction
- space operaDramatic sci-fi in cosmos
- biopunkBiotech-focused speculative fiction
- solarpunkEco-optimist speculative genre
new wave · pulp · ray gun · B-movie · anthology · worldbuilding · speculative fiction · cli-fi
spaceship
Vehicle for interplanetary travel
- androidMachine resembling a person
- cyberneticsCommunication and control science
- warp driveHypothetical superluminal propulsion system
holodeck · phaser · replicator · teleportation · nanotechnology · cryonics · neural interface · exosuit · force field · tractor beam
interstellar
Between celestial bodies
- extraterrestrialBeing from outer space
- alienNon-native being
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
cosmic · galactic empire · space opera · starship · asteroid · planet · colony · space station · orbiting · void
time travel
Movement across temporal points
- parallel universeHypothetical coexisting separate reality
- multiverseHypothetical set of universes
- wormholeHypothetical spacetime tunnel
telepathy · psychokinesis · alternate history · singularity · first contact · paradox · dimension · anomaly · precognition · faster-than-light
apocalypse
Total civilizational collapse
- post-apocalypticAfter global catastrophe
- totalitarianDictatorial, all-controlling regime
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
oppression · dystopia · authoritarian · tyranny · propaganda · censorship · dictatorship · desolation · collapse · fascism
cyberpunk
Dystopian tech-noir fiction
- steampunkRetrofuturistic Victorian science fiction
- space operaDramatic sci-fi in cosmos
- biopunkBiotech-focused speculative fiction
solarpunk · new wave · pulp · ray gun · B-movie · anthology · worldbuilding · speculative fiction · cli-fi · dieselpunk
sci fihistorical fiction
Novels set in actual pasts
period drama · costume drama · historical romance · period piece · Victorian fiction
sci firealism
Accepting things as they are
literary realism · realistic fiction · contemporary fiction · social realism · slice of life
sci fifantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
high fantasy · sword and sorcery · magical realism · fairy tale · paranormal
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