1. Deeper Dimensions of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Storytelling

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Brainwaves

SF/F come in many forms and flavors. Can you suggest some examples of the following kinds of SF or fantasy? (Don't worry if you don't know them all. There are a lot of kinds of SF/F.)

A Few Types of SF/F:

cyborgHard SF (lots of science)
Psychological SF
Cyberpunk
Post Apocalypse
First Contact
Time travel
Space opera
Feminist
Poetic Religious
Cosmic sense of wonder
Humorous
High fantasy
Dark fantasy
Coming of age
Dystopia

See if you can add more kinds of SF/F to the list. What are your favorite examples, and why do you like them?

 
 

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