Recursive science fiction

In the book Resnick at Large, authors Mike Resnick and Robert J. Sawyer describe recursive science fiction as "science fiction about science fiction". In the work, The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Gary Westfahl comments, "Recursive fantasy fiction – that is, a fantasy about writing fantasy – is scarce"; one potential example of recursive fantasy, however, would be Patrick Rothfuss' The Kingkiller Chronicle. ==Examples==

Mike Resnick and Robert J. Sawyer cite Typewriter in the Sky by L. Ron Hubbard as an example of recursive science fiction. Westfahl noted that Hubbard's book was "an early genre example, perhaps inspired by Pirandello". ==See also==