Speculative Fiction: A Diagram

Following up our conversation a couple weeks ago, I present Adam Heine's Official Definition of Speculative Fiction:



1. Speculative Fiction is an umbrella term covering everything that is either science fiction or fantasy.



2. Science Fiction and Fantasy are the two main branches of speculative fiction. Sometimes they overlap.



3. Horror is fiction intended to frighten or scare. It could be sci-fi, fantasy, both, or neither.



4. Magical Realism is not sci-fi, but to quote Terry Pratchett, it...