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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Womb City
A Quantum Love Story
Sky's End (Above the Black, #1)
Beautyland
Deep Freeze (Revival #1)
The Principle of Moments (Order of Legends, #1)
Exordia
Into the Sunken City
The Tusks of Extinction
Your Utopia
The Glass Box
Big Time
Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)
The Parliament
The Lazarus Key
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  • The Midnight Library
    Random in Death (In Death, #58)
    Shadow Me (Shatter Me, #4.5)
    Prophet Song
    Sea of Tranquility
    The Institute
    The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2)
    The First to Die at the End
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
    Recursion
    Baby Ruth (Bob and Nikki, #43)
    Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
    The Sunlit Man
    This Impossible Brightness
    Starsight (Skyward, #2)
    Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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    The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells11/22/63 by Stephen KingA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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    Shadows of Self by Brandon SandersonQueen of Fire by Anthony RyanThe Liar's Key by Mark  LawrenceFirefight by Brandon SandersonThe Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett
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    Dune (Dune, #1)
    Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    The Martian
    Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
    Fahrenheit 451
    1984
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    Brave New World
    Foundation (Foundation, #1)

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