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science fiction

[sahy-uhns fik-shuhn] / ˈsaɪ əns ˈfɪk ʃən /
NOUN
literary fantasy about future
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You’re a science fiction writer and, as you state in your book we can’t just look at science fiction and be like, “That’s what’s going to happen.”

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Among the most ambitious and challenging ideas riding this wave of enthusiasm is something that sounds almost like science fiction: orbital data centers.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

Still, some see these plans as bordering on science fiction.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

It’s more like the language of Robert A. Heinlein, who wrote science fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A closely related problem that is also of concern to writers of science fiction is rapid interstellar or intergalactic travel.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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