I had a conversation with Storm Machine in which I mistakenly called her project a "space opera, " but she corrected me: "It's a space western. " To which I replied, "I obviously don't know my space genres. "

Dictionary.com just added these two genres to their lexicon.

hopepunk [ hohp-puhngk ]
noun a subgenre of speculative fiction and art that shows optimism, gentleness, kindness, and collaboration to be effective weapons in the fight to create a better future. Compare grimdark

grimdark [ grim-dahrk ]
noun dystopian fantasy fiction characterized by harsh settings, extreme violence, and a bleak, fatalistic perspective on the future of humanity.
Compare hopepunk

What genre is your project? Do they have an adequate name for it, or are you forging new literary paths? Is it a hybrid?