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Q&A What is the name of the genre of stories with multiple realities?

I do agree that this technique can successfully be used in any genre, but often when the conflict of a story is centered around the characters trying to distinguish what is real it will have the ps...

posted 12y ago by mootinator‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:03:44Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/4452
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar mootinator‭ · 2019-12-08T02:03:44Z (over 4 years ago)
I do agree that this technique can successfully be used in any genre, but often when the conflict of a story is centered around the characters trying to distinguish what is real it will have the [psychological thriller](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_thriller) sub-genre associated with it.

On the other hand when characters casually acknowledge the existence of multiple realities or [parallel universes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_thriller) and aren't troubled by them those stories generally fit broadly into either science fiction or fantasy.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-11-16T19:13:51Z (over 12 years ago)
Original score: 3