science fiction
Also known as SF, sci fi, sci-fi, science-fiction, sciencefiction, scifi
genre of fiction
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Science fiction is a genre of fiction that explores imaginative scenarios based on speculative scientific or technological ideas. It matters because it allows readers to consider how scientific advances might shape society and human experience in new and thought-provoking ways.
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- Andrea Roth
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Cover of Imagination, an American science fiction and fantasy pulp magazine (1952)
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