4-478: Imaginary Worlds may refer to: Fictional universes Imaginary Worlds: The Art of Fantasy , a 1973 study of the modern literary fantasy genre by Lin Carter Imaginary Worlds (podcast) , an episodic science fiction and fantasy podcast Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
8-459: A constructed universe , is the internally consistent fictional setting used in a narrative or a work of art . This concept is most commonly associated with works of fantasy and science fiction , and can be found in various forms such as novels , comics , films , television shows , video games , and other creative works. In science fiction, a fictional universe may be a remote alien planet or galaxy with little apparent relationship to
12-917: The real world (as in Star Wars ); in fantasy, it may be a greatly fictionalized or invented version of Earth's distant past or future (as in The Lord of the Rings ). In a 1970 article in CAPA-alpha , comics historian Don Markstein defined the fictional universe as meant to clarify the concept of fictional continuities. According to the criteria he imagined: Fictional universes are sometimes shared by multiple prose authors, with each author's works in that universe being granted approximately equal canonical status. For example, Larry Niven 's fictional universe Known Space has an approximately 135-year period in which Niven allows other authors to write stories about
16-533: The title Imaginary Worlds . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Imaginary_Worlds&oldid=1232601674 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fictional universe A fictional universe , also known as an imagined universe or
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