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- Alien: Alien is a word that has long been used to refer to something foreign, but when did it become the go-to term for a being from another planet?
- Android: Long before the invention of the word "robot," humans dreamed of mechanical beings. Clockwork artisans would construct all manner of automata—birds that flap their wings, monks that shuffle in silent prayer, dolls that pretend to serve tea or play the dulcimer.
- Ansible: Ursula K. Le Guin coined this word for a device for instantaneous communication across the vast distances of space in her 1966 novel Rocannon's World.
- Beam: While the word "beam" evokes visions of Captain Kirk saying, "Beam me up, Scotty," beam already refers to the transport of matter in the "Matter Transmitter" entry in the 1951 Dictionary of Science Fiction.
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OTP: One True Pairing (that couple that you will root for till the end of time) FM: Fated Mates (the couple that’s fated for each other) NOTP: (Pronounced No-TP) Basically the opposite of an OTP. You do not want this couple together! BROTP/Bromance: A friendship (between guys) that you adore! Ship: If you ship a couple, it means that you want them ...
The Feels: This means that you were overwhelmed with emotion when reading the book often meaning that lots of different emotions were involved. It’s high praise to say that a book gave you all the feels! Book Hangover: When a book leaves you emotionally drained. Often this leads to the reader not being able to jump right into another book and somet...
TBR: To-Be-Read. The books that you plan to read, sometimes imminently (or sometimes just all of the random books you’ve ever wanted to read). Often refers to the shelf on Goodreads DNF: Did not finish. (A book you started to read but couldn’t get through.) RTC: Review to come Binge-Read: Reading all (or many) of the books in a series in a row. Spo...
MC/FMC/MMC: Main character (book is told from their POV). FMC refers to female main character and MMC refers to male. POV: Point of view (the perspective that the book is told from). POC/BIPOC: People of color/Black, Indigenous, and people of color Daphne: A female character who has to be rescued all the time (in reference to Daphne from Scooby Doo...
PB: Picture book. MG: Middle Grade (typically geared toward ages 8-12). YA: Young Adult (typically geared toward high school-aged readers—or features main characters in that age range). NA: New Adult (typically geared toward college age or just out of college—or features main characters in that age range). Contemp: Contemporary fiction, meaning tha...
ARC/Galley/Uncorrected Proof/eARC/DRC: These are all terms that refer to an Advanced Reader’s Copy—a (typically unfinalized) copy of the book that publishers provide to reviewers before the publication date. eARC and DRC (Digital Review Copy) both refer to electronic copies of a book. Physical Copy: (Often in reference to an ARC) Means that you hav...
Meme:According to Merriam-Webster a meme is defined as “an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture.” In the book blogging world, it’s typically a link-up centered on a theme where lots of bloggers participate and link up to a master post. There are lots of these. Here are just a few that I could think of:...
Blog Tour:An organized publicity tour for a book where multiple bloggers post about the book on their blogs. Usually tours take place over a short period of time (typically two weeks or less), often near the release date. Blog tours often include a giveaway (but not always). Tour stops might include: 1. Spotlight:A tour stop that just gives basic i...
NG: NetGalley (a site that provides digital review copies). EW: Edelweiss (another site that provides digital review copies). GR: Goodreads (a site where you can post reviews and more!). FB: Facebook. BookTube: Bookish vlogs (video blogs) posted to YouTube. Bookstagram: Instagram feeds that are dedicated to pictures of books. TBD:The Book Depositor...
There are TONS of book conferences out there, but these are the ones I hear bloggers talking about most: ALA: American Library Association (Technically this is the name of the organization, but when bloggers say they’re going to ALA, they’re talking about the organization’s bi-annual convention.) BEA/BookCon: Book Expo America (which is now being r...
Aug 16, 2019 · A common shortening of Science Fiction; Sentient Beings. These are any beings, organic or otherwise, including artificial intelligences that can feel. SF. A pretentious shortening of Science Fiction. This form is only used by unbearable snobs to try to see if you are one of them. Space. This is the lifeless void between stars and planets.
Nov 14, 2024 · science fiction, a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. The term science fiction was popularized, if not invented, in the 1920s by one of the genre’s principal advocates, the American publisher Hugo Gernsback.
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- Science fiction is a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals.
- The emergence of science fiction became most evident in the West, where the social transformations caused by the Industrial Revolution first led wr...
- The term science fiction was popularized, if not invented, in the 1920s by one of the genre’s principal advocates, the American publisher Hugo Gern...
- Science fiction gained popularity in the 1950s because developments in technology, such as nuclear energy and space exploration, coupled with the e...
- Science fiction differs from fantasy in that science fiction employs questions of scientific and technological plausibility while fantasy typically...
- Space colonization, on the Moon, Mars or space stations, is widely debated. Some argue humans have a moral duty to save our species from extinction...
Jul 26, 2018 · Literary and cultural historians describe science fiction (SF) as the premiere narrative form of modernity because authors working in this genre extrapolate from Enlightenment ideals and industrial practices to imagine how educated people using machines and other technologies might radically change the material world.
Precedents for science fiction are argued to exist as far back as antiquity, but the modern genre primarily arose in the 19th and early 20th centuries when popular writers began looking to technological progress and speculation. Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein, written in 1818, is often credited as the first true science fiction novel.
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Sep 19, 2022 · Science fiction, popularly shortened as sci-fi, is a genre of fiction that creatively depicts real or imaginary science and technology as part of its plot, setting, or theme. The fiction part of science fiction means, of course, that it’s a fictional story—not a real-life account.
