What is the difference in emphasis between the terms science fiction and speculative fiction?
Speculative fiction is best described as "What if something was different to how it is now?"
Science fiction and fantasy are both speculative fiction (What if, in the future, mankind lived on Mars? What if there was a world where unicorns were the dominant race?)
Some historical fiction could also be considered speculative, if your story looks at what would have happened if things had turned out differently. Example: After a short time as a republic in the 17th century (or thereabouts; I forget the exact date) England brought back the monarchy. Speculative fiction: What if England had remained a republic? How would this have affected its relations with the rest of the world?
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