the type of popular fiction sold at airports for reading in-flight or on holiday

Fiction not based on reality; a class of fiction including but not necessarily limited to fantasy, horror and science fiction.

A macabre subgenre of speculative fiction originating in the late 19th and early 20th century, pre-dating the horror and fantasy genres.

(literature, uncountable) Text adventures and their descendants. / (countable) A particular game in this style.

(idiomatic) A social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.

plural of work of fiction

Alternative spelling of science fiction

Of or pertaining to science fiction

(uncountable) Fiction about fans and fandom created by members of fandom, incorporating real or fictional members of fandom as characters. / (countable) A work of faan fiction.

(authorship) Fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre (such as mystery, romance, or horror) with an existing audience.