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A science fiction Western is a work of Fiction which has elements of both the Science Fiction and Western Genre s. Science fiction elements are transported to the American West , in a Steampunk fashion. ''Western Science Fiction'' occurs in the past, or in a world resembling the past, in which modern or future technology exists. The Anachronistic technology of these stories is present because scientific paradigms occurred earlier in history but are implemented via industrial elements present at that time, or because technology is brought from another time or place. DIFFERENCES IN SCIENCE FICTION GENRES The genre differs from Steampunk primarily in that the setting is the American Old West rather than the Victorian Era . The genre differs from Space Western in that it has '' Science Fiction themes or technology in a Western setting'' rather than '' Western Frontier themes in an Outer Space setting''. EXAMPLES The film serial '' described the "Western" as one of the three types of science fiction. Books
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