Xenofiction
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Fictional stories about non-humans, especially extraterrestrials. rare, uncountable
"[...] escape from their threatened warren and establish a new home has become a classic of xenofiction, a subgenre of science fiction encompassing stories set among species or cultures dramatically different from humanity or human society."
- 2 Fiction written with a non-human point of view character. rare, uncountable
"Raise your hand if you love xenofiction! There’s something about experiencing the world through non-human eyes that makes just about any plot more exciting to me."
Example
More examples"[...] escape from their threatened warren and establish a new home has become a classic of xenofiction, a subgenre of science fiction encompassing stories set among species or cultures dramatically different from humanity or human society."
Etymology
From xeno- + fiction.
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