A verb meaning, "to shrink or flinch involuntarily, especially in pain."

A word meaning "a category of artistic composition characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter."

A kind of SciFi which involves spaceships and a long journey.

A word which means, "awarded or published after death."

The name of the story written by Kurt Vonnegut.

A noun meaning, "help in a difficult situation."

A genre of fiction marked by the slippery characteristic "literary merit." Often offer deliberate social commentary, political criticism, or focus on the individual.

A kind of SF that uses political science and history to answer the question, "What if.... had happened differently?"

The central idea of a story.

The story with an animal as its main symbol.

An adjective meaning "in the habit of doing something; accustomed."

A genre of fiction dealing with futuristic settings, technology, and science.

A kind of SF marked by strict adherence to the laws of chemistry, physics, and biology.

A person, place, or event that represents an idea in fiction.

The story set in a post-apocalyptic future.

A verb meaning "to agree or give in to."

A genre of fiction that focuses on spies, detectives, and criminals. Comes in varieties such as "detective," the whodunit, legal thrillers, etc.

A kind of SF marked by its use of psychology, social science, political science, anthropology. Authors like Octavia Butler and Ursula K. Le Guin.

The character who is, presumably, set free at the end of "Cranes."

A story which made comparisons with the treatment of Native Americans in Oklahoma and the indigenous peoples of Mexico. Pointed to a theme of colonization.

A adjective meaning, "restrained or immobilized."

The number of words in a typical novella.

Another name for sf besides Science Fiction.

The final line of the story "The Interlopers."

A story which took place in Eastern Europe.