''Fiction'' was a French magazine on

speculative fiction Speculative fiction is a term that has been used with a variety of (sometimes contradictory) meanings. The broadest interpretation is as a category of fiction encompassing genres with elements that do not exist in reality, recorded history, na ...

, in particular,

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

and

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

. First published in October 1953 by French publishing house , it was published until 1990 (issue 412). Initially was considered to be the French edition of ''

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher a ...

'' and contained many translations from that magazine, but later it began to publish more independent content. Its principal editor was

Alain Dorémieux Alain Dorémieux (born Paris, France 15 August 1933; died Paris, 26 July 1998) was a French writer, editor, translator, anthologist and critic of science fiction. He is best known as the editor for more than 20 years of ''Fiction'' (French edition ...

. The magazine was described in ''

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and f ...

'', together with ' as "for many years the principal outlet for US stories and a springboard for new French talents, including critics".

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