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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Operation Bounce House
For Human Use
Out of the Loop
The Iron Garden Sutra (The Cosmic Wheel, #1)
The Found Object Society
After the Fall
The Forest on the Edge of Time
Nonesuch
The Second World
The Hospital at the End of the World
The Obake Code
Low Red Moon (Star Wars: Outlaws)
The Universe Box
The Rainseekers
Saltswept (The Earthsalt Duology, #1)
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    Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
    The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6)
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
    Sea of Tranquility
    The Poppy Fields
    Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
    Annie Bot
    Mickey7 (Mickey7 #1)
    The First to Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #0)
    Otherworldly
    Making Space (The Time Traveler's Passport)
    Kingdoms of Death (The Sun Eater, #4)
    The Last Murder at the End of the World
    Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, #5)
    Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
    Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
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    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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    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
    Best Woman-Authored Books
    8,419 books — 5,395 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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    Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
    Best Steampunk Books
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    The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Wise Man's Fear by Patrick RothfussMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
    New Speculative Fiction Stars
    1,160 books — 2,828 voters

    Dune (Dune, #1)
    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
    Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
    The Martian
    Project Hail Mary
    Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
    Fahrenheit 451
    1984
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

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