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 Stand by Stephen  KingAirborne by DiAnn MillsWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonFeed by Mira Grant
Pandemic Medical Thrillers
351 books — 75 voters
Super Powereds by Drew  HayesSteelheart by Brandon SandersonFirefight by Brandon SandersonSuper Powereds by Drew  HayesSuper Powereds by Drew  Hayes
Super Powered Characters Worth Reading
207 books — 213 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
38 books — 11 voters
Redemption by Regina M. JosephThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Reflective Cosmopolitan.
4 books — 2 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


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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Guy  Morris
 Elections have consequences, and the consequence of losing the next one could end the American democratic experiment.
Guy Morris, The Last Ark: Lost Secrets of Qumran

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