Near Future

Near-future science fiction takes place in the present day or in the next few decades. Elements of the setting should be familiar to the reader, and the technology may be current or in development. Stories about nanotechnology or genetics often fall into this category.

Vera, or Faith
All That We See or Seem (Julia Z, #1)
Venomous Lumpsucker
UnWorld
Human Resources
Deep Freeze (The Revival Series, #1)
Terrestrial History
The Great Transition
Glass Houses
The Sanctuary
The Job at the End of the World
Remember You Will Die
The Launch Party
We Are Satellites
The Lost Cause
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
The Martian
Lock In (Lock In, #1)
Halting State (Halting State, #1)
The Handmaid's Tale
The Windup Girl
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Artemis
Station Eleven
The Water Knife
Snow Crash
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
Nexus (Nexus, #1)
The Peripheral (Jackpot, #1)
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)
The Cyclops by Emerson LittlefieldThe Quest for Freedom by Matthew D. Devitt1984 by George OrwellGood Omens by Terry PratchettIt by Stephen  King
SFF: Best Plot
31 books — 29 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoul Is Fair by Hannah CapinBlood Song by Anthony RyanThe Left Hand of God by Paul  HoffmanBehind the Hood by Marita A. Hansen
Young and Violent
49 books — 9 voters

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettGoing Postal by Terry PratchettThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
SFF: Best Characters
90 books — 16 voters

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseDaemon by Leinad ZerausBreakthrough by Michael C. GrumleyInfinity Born by Douglas E. RichardsTermination Shock by Neal Stephenson
Best Near-Future Technothrillers
30 books — 20 voters
Redemption by Regina M. JosephThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Reflective Cosmopolitan.
4 books — 2 voters


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