Science Fiction

Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and capitalization) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media. In organizational or marketing contexts, science fiction can be synonymous with the broader definition of speculative fiction, encompassing creative works incorporating imaginative elements not found in contemporary reality; this includes fantasy, horror and related genres.

Although the two genres are often co
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What We Can Know
You Weren't Meant to Be Human
Saltcrop
Spread Me
Exiles
The Shattering Peace (Old Man's War, #7)
A Philosophy of Thieves (The Canarvier Files, #1)
The Experiment
Fate's Bane
Sunward
The Sovereign (Magic of the Lost, #3)
Extremity
The Infinite Glade (The Maze Cutter, #3)
Moonleapers (Moonleapers, #1)
Into the Storms (Hell Divers #0.5)
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    Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
    3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years (The Time Traveler's Passport)
    The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6)
    The Life Impossible
    Brood
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
    The Poppy Fields
    Out of Time (The Time Police, #6)
    Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
    Sea of Tranquility
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    Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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    Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
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    World War Z by Max BrooksThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert KirkmanFeed by Mira GrantPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
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    Dune (Dune #1)
    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
    The Martian
    Project Hail Mary
    Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
    Fahrenheit 451
    1984
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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