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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Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8)
Seek the Traitor's Son (The Burning Empire, #1)
Homebound
The Rainshadow Orphans (Rainshadow, #1)
The Bone Door
The Dorians
Babylon, South Dakota
Radiant Star
Villain (Hench, #2)
Ode to the Half-Broken
The Republic of Memory (The Song of the Safina, #1)
A Kiss of Crimson Ash (Games of the Goddess, #1)
Dungeon Crawler Carl: Crocodile
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  • Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
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    Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8)
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    Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2013
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    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
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    Indie/Self-Published Books
    3,694 books — 2,635 voters
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    Most Under-rated Science Fiction
    2,156 books — 2,490 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
    4,018 books — 26,684 voters
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Path of Lies and Riddles by J.N.M.  VerboekendCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
    Books That Have Made An Impression
    4,106 books — 2,345 voters

    Dune (Dune, #1)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
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    Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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