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A fictional universe can be contained in a single work, as in George Orwell 's '' Nineteen Eighty-Four '' or Aldous Huxley 's '' Brave New World '', but nowadays is more common in Serial ized, Series -based, open-ended or Round Robin -style fiction. A fictional universe may also be called a fictional realm, '''imaginary realm''', '''fictional world''', ''' Imaginary World ''' or '''imaginary universe'''. Most fictional universes are based directly or indirectly on Our Own Universe . A fictional universe is usually differentiated from the setting of, and the Cosmology established by, ancient or modern Legend s, Myth s and Religion s, although there are countless fictional universes that draw upon such sources for Inspiration . It can be argued that every work of fiction generates a world of its own; Robert A. Heinlein coined the Neologism ''ficton'' to refer to such a world. A fictional universe is then a Ficton that has an existence that goes beyond a single story, and becomes the basis either of other stories, or of games or other creations. It generally consists of a time and place that invoke a sense of a distinct world, one which is unique to the content and context of the tales that it is used to tell. Despite the name, a fictional universe does not necessarily concern an entire universe; for example, most of the Television Series '' Buffy The Vampire Slayer '' is set in a single California n City — the " Buffyverse ", and most of the action in the '' Harry Potter '' series occurs in and around a single School . On the other hand, a fictional universe may concern itself with more than one interconnected universe through science fiction devices such as "parallel worlds" or universes, and a series of interconnected universes is called a Multiverse . Such multiverses have been featured prominently in science fiction since at least the mid-20th century, notably in the classic '' Star Trek '' episode, " Mirror, Mirror ", which introduced the Mirror Universe in which the crew of the Starship ''Enterprise'' were villains rather than heroes, and in the mid-1980s comic book series, '' Crisis On Infinite Earths '', in which countless parallel universes were destroyed. '' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy '', when considered as all 5 books together, flits back and forth between different universes, or perhaps it is more accurate to say, flits through different Time Lines and different Dimensions involving different states of existence for the characters and for the earth itself. Fictional universes are sometimes Shared By Multiple Authors , with each author's works in that universe being granted approximately equal Canonical status. Other universes are created by one or several authors but are intended to be used non-canonically by others, such as the fictional settings for Game s, particularly Role-playing Game s and Video Game s. Settings for the role-playing game '' Dungeons & Dragons '' are called Campaign Setting s; other games have also incorporated this term on occasion. Virtual World s are fictional worlds in which Online Computer Game s, notably MMORPG s and MUD s, take place. A Fictional Crossover occurs when two or more Fictional Character s, series or universes cross over with one another, usually in the context of a character created by one author or owned by one Company meeting a character created or owned by another. In the case where two fictional universes covering entire ''actual'' universes cross over, physical travel from one universe to another may actually occur in the course of the story. Such crossovers are usually, but not always, considered non-canonical by their creators or by those in charge of the Properties involved. In most small-scale fictional universes, general properties and Timeline events fit into a consistently organized Continuity . However, in the case of universes or universes that are rewritten or revised by different Writer s, Editor s or Producer s, this continuity may be violated, by accident or by design. The use of retroactive continuity ( Retcon ) often occurs due to this kind of revision or oversight. Members of Fandom often create a kind of fanmade canon ( Fanon ) to patch up such errors; fanon that becomes generally accepted sometimes becomes actual canon. Other fanmade additions to a universe ( Fan Fiction , Pastiche , Parody ) are usually not considered canonical unless they are Authorized . See for a list of fictional universes by name and List Of Fictional Universes for a list of fictional universes by genre. REFERENCES
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