Fiction is the eighth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity.

[3] This is the last new material to feature Michael Nicklasson as their bassist before leaving in August 2008 and the last release to be recorded at Studio Fredman.

This album marked a few returns of previous quirks the band had done in the past - the song "Inside the Particle Storm" marks the return of Sundin writing lyrics again since "Tongues" from The Mind's I, Mikael Stanne utilizes clean vocals in addition to his usual growled vocals on "Misery's Crown" since "Emptier Still" from Haven and a guest female vocalist on "The Mundane and the Magic" since "Undo Control" from Projector.

In addition, the expanded edition features an extended booklet layout, an alternative cover artwork, and includes also a free Dark Tranquillity patch.

All lyrics are written by Mikael Stanne, except where notedThe expanded version also contains a bonus DVD with over 45 minutes of live recordings and promo videos: