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 Light Pirate
The Shattered City (The Last Magician, #4)
Dune: The Official Movie Graphic Novel
Twice in a Lifetime
Ashes of Man (Sun Eater, #5)
City of Last Chances
Yesterworld (Down World, #2)
I Married a Beast (Prime Mating Agency, #7)
Santa Grint (The Time Police)
Woe to the Victor
Lumara
Where it Rains in Color
Star Wars The High Republic: Starlight Stories
Star Wars: Obi-Wan - A Jedi's Purpose
Sanguinius: The Great Angel (The Horus Heresy: Primarchs, #17)
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    Sea of Tranquility
    Shadow Me (Shatter Me, #4.5)
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
    The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
    Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
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    Santa Grint (The Time Police)
    When Gracie Met the Grump
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    Dune by Frank HerbertOld Man's War by John ScalziLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyStarship Troopers by Robert A. HeinleinPandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton
    Excellent Space Opera
    848 books — 3,464 voters
    Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy WeirOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
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    The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussThe Final Empire by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
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    1,094 books — 2,782 voters
    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 Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
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    Dune (Dune, #1)
    Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    The Martian
    Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    Brave New World
    Foundation (Foundation, #1)
    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

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