{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Collins Ghostwriting","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.collinsghostwriting.com\/blog","author_name":"James","author_url":"https:\/\/www.collinsghostwriting.com\/blog\/author\/jamesadmin\/","title":"What Is Speculative Fiction? Definition, Subgenres, and Famous Examples","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cfgrMLyUPw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsghostwriting.com\/blog\/what-is-speculative-fiction-2\/\">What Is Speculative Fiction? Definition, Subgenres, and Famous Examples<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.collinsghostwriting.com\/blog\/what-is-speculative-fiction-2\/embed\/#?secret=cfgrMLyUPw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What Is Speculative Fiction? Definition, Subgenres, and Famous Examples&#8221; &#8212; Collins Ghostwriting\" data-secret=\"cfgrMLyUPw\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.collinsghostwriting.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.collinsghostwriting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/what-is-speculative-fiction-definition-subgenres-and-famous-examples-featured-768x429.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":335,"description":"Speculative fiction is a broad, overarching literary super-category that encompasses any story containing elements that do not exist in the real world, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, dystopian tales, alternate histories, and apocalyptic narratives. By asking the fundamental question &#8220;What if?&#8221;, speculative fiction expands the boundaries of human experience, using speculative world-building, supernatural phenomena, futuristic [&hellip;]"}