Science fiction Books
At an exclusive school somewhere outside of Arlington, Virginia, students aren't taught history, geography, or mathematics - at least not in the usual ways. ...
Jennifer Government is Here to Help! In Max Barry's twisted, hilarious vision of the near future, the world is run by giant American corporations (except ...
From the critically acclaimed author of Jennifer Government and Lexicon comes mind-bending speculative psychological suspense about a serial killer pursuing ...
A collection of successful short fantasies from a popular quarterly magazine features the writings of eighteen noted authors including Mercedes Lackey, Jo ...
A collection of stories exploring the possibilities of human encounters with alien beings includes works by Arthur C. Clarke, Mel Gilden, Ed Gorman, Anne ...
In Stan Lee's The Devil's Quintet: The Armageddon Code, the world-famous architect of the Marvel Universe, teams up with New York Times bestselling author ...
The world has been shattered. Disease and war have ravaged the Earth. A resurgent Germany once again threatens Europe, and the United States is engaged in ...
When readers first encounter science fiction, they find adventures on other planets and in future worlds, explorations of future technology and its ...
A selection of science fiction stories by authors such as Robert Silverberg, Gregory Benford, and David Brin is accompanied by analyses of trends in science ...
You visit a world where Robots strain to remember the existence of the Men who created them; hear the tantalizingly brief report of a man who returns from a ...
Introduction by Kingsley Amis. Included stories: The Quest for St. Aquin by Anthony Boucher; The Xi Effect by Philip Latham; The Tunnel Under the World by ...
Stories contained: Ray Bradbury: All Summer in a Day; Robert Heinlein: The Menace From Earth; Damon Knight: Cabin Boy; Fritz Leiber: A Pail of Air; Mark ...
A collection of science fiction tales of mystery, crime, and detection features works by Stephen R. Donaldson, Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Harlan Ellison, and ...
This contains: Allamagoose by Eric Frank Russell; Story of a Curse by Doris Pitkin Buck; The Oceans Are Wide by Frank M. Robinson; For Centaurus by A. E. van ...
Asimov, Greenberg, and Waugh bring together their favorite stories about the sun, the moon, and the planets and preface each with a discussion of what is ...
Description
Science fiction (often abbreviated as SF or sci-fi, with varying punctuation and capitalization) is a broad genre of fiction that typically explores speculative ideas based on current or future science and technology. Science fiction stories appear in a variety of media, including books, art, television, film, games, and theater. In some organizational or marketing contexts, science fiction is synonymous with the broader term speculative fiction, which encompasses all imaginative works that go beyond contemporary reality—this includes fantasy, horror, and related genres.
While science fiction and fantasy are often grouped together as science fiction/fantasy, they are distinct. Science fiction differs from fantasy in that its imaginary elements are usually plausible within scientifically established or scientifically theorized laws of nature, even if they involve a degree of speculative creativity. Traditionally, science fiction explores the consequences of these speculative ideas, earning it the label “literature of ideas.” Science fantasy, on the other hand, combines imaginative speculation with fantastical elements, entertainingly and logically portraying alternate possibilities in worlds that defy known reality.