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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Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)
Leech
The Genesis of Misery
Exiles (Exiles #1)
Bindle Punk Bruja
The Other Side of Night
Rust in the Root
Shades of Rust and Ruin (Shades of Rust and Ruin, #1)
The Getaway
It Looks Like Us
The Registration
Lark Ascending
Notorious Sorcerer (The Burnished City, #1)
Mindwalker
We Won't Be Here Tomorrow and Other Stories
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    Sweetwater & the Witch (Ghost Hunters, #15)
    Facets of Revolution (The Firebird Chronicles, #4)
    Sea of Tranquility
    Lost in Time
    They Both Die at the End
    The Final Equinox (Theo Cray & Jessica Blackwood #2)
    The Big Dark Sky
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    Shadow Me (Shatter Me, #4.5)
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    The Boatmen (Bob and Nikki, #28)
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    The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells11/22/63 by Stephen KingA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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    The Republic of Thieves by Scott LynchA Memory of Light by Robert JordanEmperor of Thorns by Mark  LawrenceThe Daylight War by Peter V. BrettThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
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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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