(philosophy) The paradox that (i) people have emotional responses to fictitious events, and (ii) one must believe that something truly exists in order to be emotionally moved by it, but (iii) nobody who considers an event to be fictitious can also believe it to be real.

Fiction that attempts to convey a sociopolitical message, as opposed to mere escapism.

Any work of fiction regarded as having literary merit. / Fiction lacking speculative elements and centred on character and theme.

Alternative spelling of fan fiction

plural of explanatory fiction

Alternative form of ecofiction

plural of science fiction

plural of science-fiction

A type of fan fiction featuring celebrities and other real people, particularly actors, musicians, and athletes.

(science fiction) A subgenre of science fiction that focuses on the nature of its speculative societies or that employs pseudoscience.