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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The Space Between the Stars
Midnight at the Electric
The Sandcastle Empire
Want (Want, #1)
Generation One (Lorien Legacies Reborn,, #1)
Bitch Planet, Vol. 2: President Bitch
Soleri
The Refrigerator Monologues
The Evaporation of Sofi Snow (The Evaporation of Sofi Snow #1)
The Prey of Gods
The Possible
Raven Stratagem (The Machineries of Empire #2)
Breaking
Shattered Minds  (Pacifica)

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    Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
    Dragon Teeth
    The Man of Legends
    Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
    Pandemic (The Extinction Files #1)
    Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
    Saga, Vol. 1 (Saga, #1)
    The Girl with All the Gifts
    Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too: A Book
    The Delirium Brief (Laundry Files, #8)
    Allegiant (Divergent, #3)
    The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
    Carve the Mark (Carve the Mark, #1)
    Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
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    Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2013
    627 books — 3,291 voters
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
    YA Books Far Better than Twilight
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    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)
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    Dune by Frank HerbertEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
    Best Science Fiction
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    Ender's Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
    Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
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    Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2015
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    Popular Science Fiction Books

    Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    Dune (Dune #1)
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    Fahrenheit 451
    1984
    The Martian
    Brave New World
    Ready Player One
    Foundation (Foundation #1)
    Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)

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