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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Gideon the Ninth (The Ninth House, #1)
After the Flood
The Future of Another Timeline
Cold Storage
The Infinite Noise
The Hive
Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction
Emergency Skin
Chilling Effect (Chilling Effect, #1)
Lost and Found
Verify (Verify #1)
Randomize
Ark
Summer Frost
The Nobody People
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    Quantum (Captain Chase #1)
    Emergency Skin
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    Dark Matter
    The Second Sleep
    Witch Of The Federation III (Federal Histories, #3)
    The Price of Time
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    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    Dune (Dune, #1)
    The Martian
    Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
    Fahrenheit 451
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    1984
    Brave New World
    Foundation (Foundation #1)

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