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Definition of Speculative Fiction
Speculative fiction is any story, song, novel or piece of art that begins with the thought 'What if?". It can be science fiction, fantasy, horror or any blending of the three. It also known as weird fiction.
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Pure Speculative Fiction
The webzine Strange Horizons offers a weekly selection of free articles, stories and reviews about Speculative Fiction.
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Imajica by Clive Barker
Melusine by Sarah Monette
Science Fiction Classics
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Dune by Frank Herbert
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursala LeGuin
Ringworld by Lary Niven
1984 by George Orwell
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverburg
Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Modern Science Fiction
Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
The City Not Long After by Pat Murphy
Horror
Fantasy Classics
Wild Seed by Octavia Butler
Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursala LeGuin
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Modern Fantasy