The home based travel agent is a new kid on the block in the long history of travel agents. While traditional storefront travel agency numbers have dropped from 2001 to 2006, home based agent numbers have soared from 31,000 to 40,000.
Dystopian fiction is part of the Speculative Fiction genre, and could encompass a number of subgenres depending on the elements of the story (Dystopia, 2012; De Vos, 2011).
The noun DYSTOPIA has 2 senses: 1. state in which the condition of life is extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror. 2. a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror. Familiarity information: DYSTOPIA used as a noun is rare. Dictionary entry details.