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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Aurora Burning (The Aurora Cycle #2)
Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
The Down Days
Out Now: Queer We Go Again!
Firewalkers
Ballistic (The Palladium Wars #2)
Driving the Deep (Finder Chronicles #2)
Terraformer
Debt of Honor (The Embers of War, #1)
Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2)
Fractured Tide
Savage Desire (The Infinite City #4)
The Hero of Numbani
Ravenous Alien Mate (Savage Martians #3)
Chosen Ones (The Chosen Ones, #1)
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  • All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
    Recursion
    A Girl From Nowhere (The Firewall Trilogy, #1)
    Elevation
    Ruthless (The Completionist Chronicles, #4)
    Exhalation: Stories
    The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2)
    Chaos Reigning (Consortium Rebellion, #3)
    Ballistic (The Palladium Wars #2)
    Artemis
    Pandemic (The Extinction Files, #1)
    The Solar War (The Long Winter, #2)
    To Be Taught, If Fortunate
    The Last Odyssey (Sigma Force, #15)
    Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2)
    City of Bones by Cassandra ClareForbidden by Tabitha SuzumaVampire Academy by Richelle MeadDelirium by Lauren OliverPerfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
    Best Books Involving Forbidden Love
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    Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy WeirOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
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    World War Z by Max BrooksThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert KirkmanFeed by Mira GrantPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
    Zombies!
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    Shadows of Self by Brandon SandersonQueen of Fire by Anthony RyanThe Liar's Key by Mark  LawrenceThe Skull Throne by Peter V. BrettFirefight by Brandon Sanderson
    Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2015
    572 books — 3,292 voters

    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
    YA Books Far Better than Twilight
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    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsInsurgent by Veronica Roth
    YA Dystopia Novels
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    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
    Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
    Fahrenheit 451
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    1984
    Brave New World
    Foundation (Foundation, #1)

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