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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Hell's Heart
Celestial Lights
Ruins
Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories
The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances
Children of Strife (Children of Time, #4)
Westward Women
The Fountain
Voidverse
Nobody's Baby (Dorothy Gentleman, #2)
The Celestial Seas
Crawlspace
Through All Our Heavens: A Novel
Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Black as Diamond
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  • Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
    The Price of Honey
    The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6)
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
    Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan (A Gentle Apocalypse #1)
    Sea of Tranquility
    Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
    The Poppy Fields
    On the Calculation of Volume IV
    The Primal Hunter 15 (The Primal Hunter #15)
    Livesuit (The Captive's War, #1.5)
    Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1)
    The Last Murder at the End of the World
    Children of Strife (Children of Time, #4)
    The Last Labyrinth
    The Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchA Memory of Light by Robert JordanEmperor of Thorns by Mark  LawrenceThe Daylight War by Peter V. BrettThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
    Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
    652 books — 2,914 voters
    Grass by Sheri S. TepperOn Destiny by Aileen ErinThe Rookie by Scott SiglerLight Bringer by Pierce BrownThe Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey
    Most Under-rated Science Fiction
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    Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Broken Eye by Brent WeeksTower Lord by Anthony RyanPrince of Fools by Mark  LawrenceSkin Game by Jim  Butcher
    Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2014
    530 books — 2,308 voters
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Giver by Lois LowryDivergent by Veronica RothBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
    Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
    3,972 books — 26,356 voters

    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
    Books That Have Made An Impression
    4,033 books — 2,150 voters
    The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
    New Speculative Fiction Stars
    1,198 books — 2,831 voters

    Dune (Dune, #1)
    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
    Project Hail Mary
    The Martian
    Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
    Fahrenheit 451
    1984
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

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