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 Once and Future Me
The Book of Lost Hours
The Island of Last Things
Moderation
Automatic Noodle
Lucky Day
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us
The Burning Queen
A Mother's Guide to the Apocalypse
Sunbirth
Selkie
The L.O.V.E. Club
Escaping Denver
Teo's Durumi (The Alliance, #2)
Cathedral of the Drowned (The Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #2)
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    Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
    The Life Impossible
    The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6)
    Dating After the End of the World
    The Inheritance (Breach Wars, #1)
    The Poppy Fields
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
    Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
    The First to Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #0)
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    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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    All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

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