• fantasy (including satirical) • dystopian: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic accounts (e.g., nuclear holocaust, water shortages) • utopian and dystopian social science fiction (focus on sociological speculation) (e.g., human reproduction, pacifism, mind control) • "cyberpunk" (focus on information technology, usually dystopian) • [sub-genre of cyberpunk] "biopunk" (focus on genetic engineering and/or biotechnology, often in the near-future, usually dystopian) • climate fiction, climate change fiction (incorporating global warming) • etc.