Fantasy Literature

Science Fiction LiteratureScience, Technology and Imagination

Science fiction involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media.

Identifying traits of Science FictionA setting in the future, in alternative time lines, or in a historical past that changes facts from history or the archeological record.A setting in outer space, on other worlds, or involving aliensStories that involve technology or scientific principles that contradict known laws of nature.Stories that involve the discovery of new scientific principles, such as time travel, robotics, faster-than-light travel, and nanotechnology.

Science fiction makes the unlikely seem possible!

Types of Science FictionApocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is concerned with the end of civilization through nuclear war, plague, or other worldwide catastrophic event.Feminist science fiction explores societies in which gender differences or gender power imbalances do not exist.Science fiction Westerns occur in the past, or in a world resembling the past, in which modern or future technologies exist.Space operas emphasize romantic adventures where opponents possess powerful weapons and abilities and wage large scale battles for domination of cultures across the universe.

Here are some examples of science fiction books and series:

The Area 51 SeriesBy Robert Doherty

The Bar Code TattooandThe Bar Code Rebellion

By Suzanne Weyn

The Dragonback SeriesBy Timothy Zahn

Enders GameBy Orson Scott Card

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other books by Jules Verne

To find science fiction books in our library:Type science fiction in the search bar and click on the Subject buttonType in the authors last name, first name and click on the Author buttonType in the title of the book and click on the Title button