No.
Admittedly most science fiction stories are set in the future but they could be (and have been) set in all possible variations of the chronological scale.
No, not all stories set in the future are considered Science Fiction. Stories that focus on realistic, present-day scenarios or historical events but happen to take place in the future would fall outside the science fiction genre. Science fiction typically involves speculative elements or technology that significantly impact the story.
People write science fiction stories to explore imaginative and speculative ideas about the future, technology, society, and the human condition. It allows authors to push the boundaries of reality and investigate possibilities beyond the constraints of the present world. Science fiction also provides a platform to reflect on current issues and challenges in a creative and thought-provoking way.
Ray Bradbury is commonly thought of as a 'Science Fiction' writer; this is not all though, because Bradbury describes himself as a "storyteller". He tells stories of every sort-- science fiction, fantasy, fiction, mystery....
Yes, short stories can absolutely be science fiction. Science fiction is a genre that explores speculative scenarios based on scientific and technological developments, and short stories are a common format for exploring these ideas in a compact and focused way. Many famous science fiction works have been short stories.
No. Such stories are pure fiction and not good science at all.
Geraldine Richelson has written: 'The 'Starwars' storybook' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Children's stories, Science fiction, Juvenile fiction 'The piano man' -- subject(s): Fantasy, Stories in rhyme 'The good of it all' -- subject(s): Behavior, Fiction, Stories in rhyme
Nightfall and other Stories. The Early Asimov
Alternate history is science fiction followed by a "what if" question, in a way that historical events were changed. One can find such stories all around the web.
Science Fiction is a subcategory of Fiction, meaning all Science Fiction is Fiction, but not all Fiction is Science Fiction.Science Fiction is typically futuristic, though not always, and sometimes involves space travel, time travel, alternate histories, new discoveries and technology, and/or alien lifeforms.
It depends on the book or movie. Generally it does take place in the future because sci fi is all about aliens, timetravel, and technology.
Some would say that science fiction excludes fantasy but Arthur C. Clarke said, "Any significantly advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Science fiction authors have mixed science fiction with all other forms of literature. There are science fiction lyrics to songs, science fiction poetry, science fiction mixed with humor, science fiction mixed with westerns, science fiction mixed with romance.
Family stories, school stories, animal stories, mysteries, could all be included in realistic fiction.
The best science fiction stories have at their heart some scientific principle either illustrated or extrapolated upon. Such asMission of GravityNeutron StarThe Gods themselvesThe Moon MothIf I were to write a Science Fiction story I would first chose a principle and build a story around it.