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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Born of Trouble (The League; Nemesis Rising, #12)
We Will Rise Again: Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope
This Brutal Moon (The Kindom Trilogy, #3)
Defender (Verdant String Book 8)
Alien: Cult
We're Taking Everyone Down With Us
Identity Theft
Geiger, Vol. 4
Equilibrium
Death Between the Stars
Warp, Rinse, Repeat (Tales of a Former Space Janitor, #6)
Origins: The Rise
All That Means or Mourns
Star Trek: Red Shirts #5
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    Constellation Eden (Psy Fantasy Crusades, #1)
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    This unorthodox Sci-Fi Fantasy novel has a bit of spice, humor, and violence balanced between plot-driven action and dynamic character development.
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    The Life Impossible
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
    Sea of Tranquility
    Making Space (The Time Traveler's Passport)
    The Poppy Fields
    Murder at Martingale Manor (Chronicles of St. Mary's)
    Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
    The First to Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #0)
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    For a Limited Time Only (The Time Traveler's Passport)
    A Visit to the Husband Archive (The Time Traveler's Passport)
    Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
    The Last Murder at the End of the World
    The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
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    Dune (Dune, #1)
    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
    The Martian
    Project Hail Mary
    Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
    Fahrenheit 451
    1984
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

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