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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Once & Future (Once & Future, #1)
Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8)
Superman: Dawnbreaker (DC Icons, #4)
Girls with Sharp Sticks (Girls with Sharp Sticks, #1)
The Fever King (Feverwake, #1)
A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
The Last Voyage of Poe Blythe
If, Then
Sky Without Stars (System Divine, #1)
Ancestral Night (White Space, #1)
The Portal (Tangled in Time, #1)
The Weight of the Stars
The Light Brigade
Queen's Shadow (Star Wars)
When the Sky Fell on Splendor
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