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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Detour (Detour, #1)
The Age of Calamities
George Falls Through Time
City of Others (The DEUS Files, #1)
16 Forever
The Regicide Report (Laundry Files, 14)
Echoes of Insurrection (The Firebird Chronicles, #6)
Glyph (Gliff #2)
The Starseekers
The Bloody Branch
The Rule of Chaos (Order of Legends #2)
The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin
Joiner and Rust
Star Trek: Shaxs' Best (and Worst) Day
Star Trek: Lore War
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    First Contact (Thing #1)
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  • Space Cadet Richard - The Dunes of Dinkytown by Russell Vance McFall
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  • Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
    Stolen in Death (In Death, #62)
    The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6)
    The Life Impossible
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
    Sea of Tranquility
    The Poppy Fields
    Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
    Darkest Destiny
    Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1)
    Annie Bot
    The First to Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #0)
    Making Space (The Time Traveler's Passport)
    Resisting the Alien Rider (Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides, #3)
    Cytonic (Skyward, #3)
    The Stand by Stephen  KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellWorld War Z by Max Brooks
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    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
    Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
    3,982 books — 5,119 voters
    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
    510 books — 2,298 voters

    Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee JonesThe 5th Wave by Rick YanceyReal by Katy EvansBranded by Abi KetnerThe Law of Attraction by N.M. Silber
    New Series (2013)
    1,040 books — 2,298 voters
    Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
    Best Science Fiction
    3,691 books — 7,058 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)
    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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