xenofiction

English

Etymology

From xeno- +‎ fiction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛnəfɪkʃən/
• Hyphenation: xe‧no‧fict‧ion

Noun

xenofiction (uncountable)

1. (science fiction, rare) Fictional stories about non-humans, especially extraterrestrials.
   • 2006, Christopher Harter, Anthony Tedeschi, Jodine Perkins, Places of the Imagination: A Celebration of Worlds, Islands, and Realms, Bloomington, Ind.: Lilly Library, →ISBN, page 64:

     [...] escape from their threatened warren and establish a new home has become a classic of xenofiction, a subgenre of science fiction encompassing stories set among species or cultures dramatically different from humanity or human society.

2. (science fiction, rare) Fiction written with a non-human point of view character.
   • 2018 February 24, Lydia Schoch, “Saturday Seven: Non-Human Protagonists”, in lydiaschoch.com‎^[1]:

     Raise your hand if you love xenofiction! There’s something about experiencing the world through non-human eyes that makes just about any plot more exciting to me.