Man Fahrenheit 451 is my favorite sci-fi book.
science ficition  often explors potential conseuqences of scienctific and other innovations. its called the literature of ideas. while i liked F451 my favorite sci fi right now has to be black mirror
Black Mirror is good too. I was watching some yesterday, no joke!
yeah. sci fi typically avoids the supernatural unlike fantasy. ilike with both genre combine though!
Sci-fi and fantasy are really similar aren't they?
well in the past sci fi had grounding in actual science, so you would take actualscientific theories and expand on them. they were not fantasy like, it had to be based mostly if not all in science. but now thats only expected of hard science fiction. now the genres of fantasy and sci fi are intertwined more than ever!
Wow, that makes sense. I kind of like the old feeling of sci-fi.
. However its exact definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, and scholars.
Science fiction literature, film, television, and other media have become popular and influential over much of the world. Besides providing entertainment, it can also criticize present-day society, and is often said to generate a "sense of wonder".
Definitions.
"Science fiction" is difficult to define precisely, as it includes a wide range of concepts and themes. James Blish wrote: "Wells used the term
Science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes called Sci-Fi or simply SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that has been called the "literature of ideas". It typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, time travel, parallel universes, fictional worlds, space exploration, and extraterrestrial life. It often explores the potential consequences of scientific innovations.
Science fiction, whose roots go back to ancient times, is related to fantasy, horror, and superhero fiction, and includes many subgenres