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 Burning World  (Warm Bodies, #2)
All Our Wrong Todays
Starfall (Starflight, #2)
The Stars Are Legion
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The Ship Beyond Time (The Girl From Everywhere, #2)
Slow Bullets
Aftermath: Empire's End (Star Wars: Aftermath, #3)
The Wanderers
Traveler (Traveler #1)
At the Edge of the Universe
Fields of Fire (Frontlines, #5)
Agents of Dreamland
Shadowbahn

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    Popular Science Fiction Books

    Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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    Robert Jackson Bennett is a two-time award winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel, an Edgar Award winner for Best Paperback Original, and is also the 2010 recipient of the Sydney J Bounds Award for Best Newcomer, and a Philip K Dick Award Citation of Excellence. His fifth novel, City of Stairs, is in stores now.

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