scifi
Speculative future genre
Scifi is an informal spelling of sci-fi, short for science fiction—a genre of speculative fiction involving futuristic technology, space exploration, aliens, or other imaginative scenarios grounded in scientific possibility: I've been on a scifi kick lately.
The unhyphenated form appears mostly in casual writing.
Non-native being
- martianNative of fourth planet
- UFOUnidentified aerial craft
- first contactHumanity's alien introduction
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
encounter · invasion · xenobiology · interstellar · cosmic · otherworldly · mothership · probe
Fictional interstellar vessel
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- space stationOrbiting crewed research facility
- wormholeHypothetical spacetime tunnel
- hyperspaceFaster-than-light travel medium
asteroid · nebula · colony · terraforming · astronaut · rocket · orbital · lunar
Organic-mechanical hybrid entity
- androidMachine resembling a person
- robotProgrammable automated machine
- artificial intelligenceMachines mimicking human thought
- nanotechnologyAtomic-scale manipulation science
cybernetics · neural interface · virtual reality · augmented reality · hologram · teleportation · cryogenics · cloning
Imaginary terrible society
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- totalitarianDictatorial, all-controlling regime
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- post-apocalypticAfter global catastrophe
bleak · censorship · dehumanization · propaganda · authoritarian · police state · rebellion · resistance
Iconic space fantasy franchise
- JediForce-wielding space monk
- SithDark side practitioners
- lightsaberPlasma blade from hilt
- WookieeTowering furry alien species
stormtrooper · Yoda · Death Star · Mandalorian · blaster · droid · Tatooine · X-wing
alien
Non-native being
- martianNative of fourth planet
- UFOUnidentified aerial craft
- first contactHumanity's alien introduction
abduction · encounter · invasion · xenobiology · interstellar · cosmic · otherworldly · mothership · probe · close encounter
starship
Fictional interstellar vessel
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- space stationOrbiting crewed research facility
- wormholeHypothetical spacetime tunnel
hyperspace · asteroid · nebula · colony · terraforming · astronaut · rocket · orbital · lunar · cosmic
cyborg
Organic-mechanical hybrid entity
- androidMachine resembling a person
- robotProgrammable automated machine
- artificial intelligenceMachines mimicking human thought
nanotechnology · cybernetics · neural interface · virtual reality · augmented reality · hologram · teleportation · cryogenics · cloning · biotech
dystopia
Imaginary terrible society
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- totalitarianDictatorial, all-controlling regime
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
post-apocalyptic · bleak · censorship · dehumanization · propaganda · authoritarian · police state · rebellion · resistance · collapse
Star Wars
Iconic space fantasy franchise
- JediForce-wielding space monk
- SithDark side practitioners
- lightsaberPlasma blade from hilt
Wookiee · stormtrooper · Yoda · Death Star · Mandalorian · blaster · droid · Tatooine · X-wing · hyperdrive
scifihistorical fiction
Novels set in actual pasts
period drama · historical · period piece · costume drama · ancient history
scififantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
supernatural fiction · magical realism · paranormal · fairy tale · sword and sorcery
scifirealism
Accepting things as they are
literary realism · realistic fiction · nonfiction · naturalism · documentary
- science museumInstitution displaying natural phenomena
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- rocket scienceSpacecraft propulsion engineering
- science fairStudent experiment competition
- junk scienceFaulty claims dressed as research
- science experimentMethodical investigation testing hypotheses