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  2. History of science fiction - Wikipedia

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    Several stories within the One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights, 8th–10th centuries CE) also feature science fiction elements.One example is "The Adventures of Bulukiya", where the protagonist Bulukiya's quest for the herb of immortality leads him to explore the seas, journey to the Garden of Eden and to Jahannam (Islamic hell), and travel across the cosmos to different worlds much ...

  3. Historical fiction - Wikipedia

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    Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events.Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other types of narrative, including theatre, opera, cinema, and television, as well as video games and graphic novels.

  4. Hard science fiction - Wikipedia

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    Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell 's Islands of Space in the November issue of Astounding Science Fiction .

  5. Science Fiction Literature through History: An Encyclopedia

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    Science Fiction Literature through History: An Encyclopedia is a 2021 reference work written by science fiction scholar Gary Westfahl and published by ABC-Clio/Greenwood.The book contains eight essays on the history of science fiction, eleven thematic essays on how different topics relate to science fiction, and 250 entries on various science fiction subgenres, authors, works, and motifs.

  6. Science fiction - Wikipedia

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    Science fiction (sometimes shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

  7. In 'Manhunt,' the Historical Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction - AOL

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    In adapting James Swanson's book, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, for television, Beletsky says, "I try to be as historically accurate as possible and my team of artists were ...

  8. Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction - Wikipedia

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    The co-editor of the science fiction journal Extrapolation and a professor of English at the University of Georgia, Isaiah Lavender III, notes the usefulness of the dictionary for academic analysis of issues, saying "Having these origin dates in mind can help a student or scholar build a framework to analyze something like the concept of the ...

  9. Is 'The Crown' Historically Accurate? - AOL

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