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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I Cheerfully Refuse
A Letter to the Luminous Deep
Ghost Station
Hearts Still Beating
Earthflown
Extinction
Ocean's Godori
Mal Goes to War
Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction
The Lilies
In Universes
Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)
The Wings Upon Her Back
Wicked Problems (The Craft Wars, #2)
The Merciless King of Moore High
  • Five Years After by William R. Forstchen
    Five Years After (John Matherson, #4)

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  • In Our Stars by Jack Campbell
    In Our Stars (The Doomed Earth, #1)

    Release date: May 21, 2024
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  • The Midnight Library
    Tiger Chair: A Short Story
    Shadow Me (Shatter Me, #4.5)
    The Institute
    People in Glass Houses (Ghost Hunters, #16)
    Annie Bot
    Recursion
    Sea of Tranquility
    Meet Me on the Bridge
    The First to Die at the End
    Prophet Song
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
    The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2)
    Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
    I Married Krogal (Prime Mating Agency, #10)
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
    Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
    1,325 books — 2,906 voters
    World War Z by Max BrooksThe Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksThe Walking Dead, Vol. 1 by Robert KirkmanFeed by Mira GrantPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
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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
    7,757 books — 5,330 voters
    Soulless by Gail CarrigerLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldBoneshaker by Cherie PriestPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
    Best Steampunk Books
    1,217 books — 4,469 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
    Best Time Travel Fiction
    1,890 books — 5,237 voters
    The Stand by Stephen KingThe Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellWorld War Z by Max Brooks
    Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
    1,190 books — 3,633 voters

    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)

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