There are the following categories of story:-

  • Speculative:  these stories are sci-fi or Steampunk but the outlook is over a few decades rather than centuries.  They are concerned more with the effect of technical change on humankind than on pure technology.  The technology is based on current advances in frontier science now rather than wild conjecture.
  • General Novellas:  These stories take a look at our modern-day relationships with people and technology.
  • Teenage Fiction:  These stories make no compromises as regards limits on vocabulary or style but tend to be straightforward without literary devices.   The teenager is eager to learn about the environment they live in and its unpredictability.    Perhaps this is why they like dystopian stories.