Xenofiction

//zɛnəfɪkʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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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