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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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    Conform

    Release date: Oct 14, 2025
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    Release date: Mar 21, 2025
    In a future where loyalty is a weapon and betrayal lurks in the shadows, Alex fights to reclaim her identity and humanity’s survival. Hunted and manip ...more
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  • Artificial World Colony by Umut Orhan
    Artificial World Colony: The First Journey
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    Release date: May 14, 2025
    Humanity needs AI, science, and philosophy to survive—but what about beliefs? Read a space colonization sci-fi through an AI professor’s eyes!
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    Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)
    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
    The Eye of the Bedlam Bride (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #6)
    Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
    Light Bringer (Red Rising Saga, #6)
    The First to Die at the End (Death-Cast, #0)
    Sea of Tranquility
    Annie Bot
    The Last Murder at the End of the World
    Sky Daddy
    Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5)
    Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)
    The Primal Hunter 12 (The Primal Hunter #12)
    Defiant (Skyward, #4)
    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
    1,114 books — 2,651 voters
    Dune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
    Best Science Fiction
    3,577 books — 6,764 voters

    Shadows of Self by Brandon SandersonQueen of Fire by Anthony RyanThe Liar's Key by Mark  LawrenceThe Skull Throne by Peter V. BrettFirefight by Brandon Sanderson
    Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2015
    574 books — 3,029 voters
    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
    8,186 books — 24,400 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
    1,207 books — 3,365 voters
    Words of Radiance by Brandon SandersonThe Broken Eye by Brent WeeksTower Lord by Anthony RyanPrince of Fools by Mark  LawrenceSkin Game by Jim  Butcher
    Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2014
    499 books — 2,266 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
    Project Hail Mary
    The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
    Brave New World

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