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Here are some elements that make a story Science Fiction:

  • Time: story is set in the future, an alternate timeline, or an alternate history
  • Space: story is set on another planet, in another dimension, in outer space, or somewhere else that is possible, such as underneath the planet's surface or underwater
  • Characters: story includes characters such as robots, aliens, mutants, or cybernetic humans
  • Technology: story includes technology beyond what we have today, such as wrap drives, plasma weapons, teleportation devices, or human-computer interfaces.
  • Science: story includes science that is beyond what we know today, or that contradicts what we know today
  • Social: story included political, cultural, or social situations which would create or sustain any of the above (such as post-apocalypse, dystopias, or utopias)
  • Paranormal: story includes super-human abilities such as telepathy, telekinesis, or mind control.

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