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 Last Contract of Isako
Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8)
Seek the Traitor's Son (The Burning Empire, #1)
Homebound
The Rainshadow Orphans (Rainshadow, #1)
The Bone Door
The Dorians
Babylon, South Dakota
Radiant Star
Villain (Hench, #2)
Ode to the Half-Broken
The Republic of Memory (The Song of the Safina, #1)
A Kiss of Crimson Ash (Games of the Goddess, #1)
Dungeon Crawler Carl: Crocodile
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    Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8)
    Because I Killed Him (The Nine Gentlemen, #1)
    The Spin
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
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    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
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    Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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    Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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    1984
    All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

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