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
Westward Women
Voidverse
Children of Strife (Children of Time, #4)
Entwined (The Entwined Duology, #1)
The Fountain
No Man's Land
Nobody's Baby (Dorothy Gentleman, #2)
The Celestial Seas
Green & Deadly Things
Crawlspace
Through All Our Heavens: A Novel
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    The Mobius Nexus: An Alien AI Consciousness Sci-Fi Thriller (The Mobius Nexus Cycle Book 1)
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    The Reality Reaction Team
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    Sea of Tranquility
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    Beneath (Conform, #0)
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    The Last Murder at the End of the World
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    Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)
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    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)

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