When Mainstream Fiction Does Speculative Fiction? What have you done, Bruce Sterling? Not happy to be one of the fathers of cyberpunk, you have to coin the term “slipstream” and create a whole new genre. We previously discussed slipstream, that genre where the supernatural and fantastical invite themselves into everyday life. But what about its […]
Surreal Fiction The slipstream genre is about unconventional fantasy. Imagine fantasy without dragons, wizards, and goblins. Or perhaps, this is what you get when you have science fiction without robots and aliens. Fantasy is about the strange and unusual. Unusual in a casual, unassuming way. Perhaps it is the incongruency of seeing fantasy elements into […]
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