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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The Boy on the Bridge
Dragon Teeth
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Cold Summer
Ensnared
Hold Back The Stars
Spill Zone
Sons of Ares (Sons of Ares, #1)
The Jane Austen Project
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
The Shadow Cipher (York, #1)
The Scribe of Siena
Brave New Girl (Brave New Girl, #1)
River of Teeth

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    The Girl with All the Gifts
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    Carve the Mark (Carve the Mark, #1)
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    New Series (2013)
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    Popular Science Fiction Books

    Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    Dune (Dune #1)
    The Martian
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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    1984
    Brave New World
    Ready Player One
    Foundation (Foundation #1)
    Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)

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    Author of City of Stairs

    Robert Jackson Bennett is a two-time award winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel, an Edgar Award winner for Best Paperback Original, and is also the 2010 recipient of the Sydney J Bounds Award for Best Newcomer, and a Philip K Dick Award Citation of Excellence. His fifth novel, City of Stairs, is in stores now.

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