Canon (fiction)

The canon of a work of fiction is "the body of works taking place in a particular fictional world that are widely considered to be official or authoritative; [especially] those created by the original author or developer of the world". Canon is contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction and other derivative works.

This article is about the concept of a canon that defines the world of a particular series or franchise. For influential works of fiction, see Western canon. For other uses, see Canon.

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