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Science Fiction

This is a genre rich in physical and intellectual adventure, with something to please a wide range of readers, from fans of romance and mystery to those who appreciate literary fiction and even westerns. Science Fiction is evocative and visual, rich in technical and scientific details. Readers prize Science Fiction for its ability to raise thought-provoking issues, whether intellectual, moral or social. Science Fiction deals with "why", philosophical speculations, as well as with "where", futuristic settings outside of the usual; with alien beings as well as alien and unorthodox concepts. It cherishes the unexpected, in terms of setting, characters, and plot, and it prides itself in its ability to raise challenging questions. Science Fiction also affirms the importance of the imagination and of story in readers' lives. (NoveList)

Science Fiction authors include:

Douglas Adams Ray Bradbury Gene Wolfe Kim Stanley Robinson
Carl Sagan David Brin Philip Wylie Greg Bear
Robert Heinlein Terry Brooks Timothy Zahn Gregory Benford
Frank Herbert Orson Scott Card Roger Zelazny Arthur C. Clark
Ray Hogan Harry Turtledove Clifford Simak Piers Anthony
Walter M. Miller, Jr. Jack Vance Dan Simmons Isaac Asimov
Mary Doria Russell H. G. Wells Caroline Carver Michael Crichton
Diana Jones Kate Wilhelm William Shatner Diane Duane
Robert Jordan Douglas Adams Michael Jan Friedman David Eddings
C. S. Lewis Brian Aldiss C. J. Cherryh Andre Norton
Vonda McIntyre Aaron Allston Alan Dean Foster George Orwell
Connie Willis Jules Verne Paul Anderson Steve Perry
Neal Stephenson      

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