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- Plot, character, or setting explanations
- Historical or societal context of a work
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What about other Science Fiction and Fantasy related questions?
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- Questions calling for a list of works, authors, …: What are all the books that have X? Who wrote about topic Y?
- Reading or viewing recommendations: I liked X, what should I watch next?
- Genre classification: Is X Science Fiction?
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If your question is about...
- Writing science fiction or fantasy, ask on Writers Stack Exchange.
- Creating a fictional situation or universe of your own or investigating the plausibility of an element of another work of fiction, ask on Worldbuilding Stack Exchange.
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