Science fiction

Here are entered collections and discussions of science fiction as realized in various media, including films, television, comic strips, etc., as well as works limited to fiction in the literary sense. Works dealing with science fiction as realized in a specific non-literary medium are entered under the specific heading, e.g. [Science fiction films.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85118629
- info:lc/authorities/sh85118629
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85118629#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
- LCSH Collection - Authorized Headings
- LCSH Collection - General Collection
Variants
- Science--Fiction
- Science--Juvenile fiction
- Science stories
Broader Terms
- Fiction
Narrower Terms
Related Terms
- Future, The, in literature
LC Classification
- P96.S34
- PN3433-PN3433.8
- PN6120.95.S33
General Notes
- Here are entered collections and discussions of science fiction as realized in various media, including films, television, comic strips, etc., as well as works limited to fiction in the literary sense. Works dealing with science fiction as realized in a specific non-literary medium are entered under the specific heading, e.g. [Science fiction films.]
Example Notes
- Note under [Fiction genres]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2012-06-01: revised

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