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 Women Could Fly
The Spear Cuts Through Water
The Stars Between Us
How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying)
The Awoken
Scarecrow Has a Gun
Face
The Sleepless
Dead Flip
The Memory Index
Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel
Frank Herbert's DUNE: Muad’Dib (Dune Graphic Novel, Bk 2)
Ashfall Prophecy (Ashfall #2)
Begin the World Over (Emergent Strategy)
Unwieldy Creatures
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    Dune (Dune, #1)
    Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    The Martian
    Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
    Fahrenheit 451
    1984
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    Brave New World
    Foundation (Foundation, #1)
    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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