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Sorry, as a term of art, "speculative fiction" is pretty well established as the conglomeration of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and related fiction like fa

• barrkel 9y ago
  No more than Indians would be a term of art for native Americans.
  • dsr_ 9y ago
    I'm sorry, but on this matter you are making a completely inapt comparison. The usage by modern fans and critics: http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/speculative_fiction http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/speculative_fiction I also refer you to all of the review series done by James Nicoll using the term as I described - http://jamesdavisnicoll.com/ http://jamesdavisnicoll.com/ There are also 34 references for you to follow in this Wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculative_fiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculative_fiction