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Narrative Sub-Genres: Science Fiction

Suggested Titles

1984 by George Orwell

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Dune by Frank Herbert

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Enders Game by Orson Scott Card

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

Definition: Science Fiction

Science Fiction stories all involve strong elements of technology such as computers and machines. They can also involve travelling through space, time, or alternate universes that may be populated by alien life-forms.

SOURCE: Malatesta, Mark (1019), The Book Genre Dictionary, https://book-genres.com/science-fiction-definition/

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