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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Wildcard (Warcross, #2)
Vengeful (Villains, #2)
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
Impostors (Uglies, #5)
Give the Dark My Love (Give the Dark My Love, #1)
Nightingale
Salvation (Salvation Sequence #1)
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds (Legion, #1-3)
Ignite the Stars (Ignite the Stars, #1)
Oh My Goth
Voyage of the Dogs
The Seclusion
The Mona Lisa Key (Time Castaways #1)
Rabbit & Robot
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    Popular Science Fiction Books

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    Robert Jackson Bennett is a two-time award winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel, an Edgar Award winner for Best Paperback Original, and is also the 2010 recipient of the Sydney J Bounds Award for Best Newcomer, and a Philip K Dick Award Citation of Excellence. His fifth novel, City of Stairs, is in stores now.

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