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
The Sanctuary
Terrestrial History
Deep Freeze (The Revival Series, #1)
The Great Transition
Human Resources
Venomous Lumpsucker
Remember You Will Die
The Launch Party
The Lost Cause
Dual Memory
The New One
Glass Houses
We Are Satellites
Scorpion
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
The Martian
Lock In (Lock In, #1)
The Handmaid's Tale
Halting State (Halting State, #1)
The Windup Girl
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Artemis
Station Eleven
Snow Crash
The Water Knife
Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)
Nexus (Nexus, #1)
Little Brother (Little Brother, #1)
Rule 34 (Halting State, #2)
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Super Powered Characters Worth Reading
217 books — 222 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. ValenteStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
SFF: Best Settings
49 books — 18 voters

Erosion of Privacy by Terrance E DillardTrail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseDaemon by Leinad ZerausBreakthrough by Michael C. GrumleyInfinity Born by Douglas E. Richards
Best Near-Future Technothrillers
34 books — 34 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsRedemption by Regina M. JosephCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Reflective Cosmopolitan.
4 books — 2 voters


Ria Rees
Designer Baby - You lay on the exam table, warm jelly on your stomach. The nurse's eyes crinkle at the corners. "Are we deciding the sex today?" Allen grins. "Yes, a boy!" You groan. "Do we have to choose? Can't we at least leave this to fate? ...more
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Sarah Mazza
I never thought I would choose a place like this. That I would even consider giving up my existence, to lie in a bed of lies. I never expected a lot of things to happen in my life. I try not to think about anything at all. Especially not how I become this; a man without hope. A man without dreams.
Sarah Mazza, I Dream in Color

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