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Enter to a world unlike our own (or as we know it) through the world of Science Fiction and Fantasy books. Whether it's Dystopian/Utopian, space encounters, aliens, time travel or parallel universes, we are sure to have something for you.
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often inspired by real world myth and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and drama. From the twentieth century it has expanded further into various media, including film, television, graphic novels, manga, animated movies and video games.
Fantasy is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the respective absence of scientific or macabre themes, though these genres overlap. In popular culture, the fantasy genre predominantly features settings of a medieval nature. In its broadest sense, however, fantasy consists of works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from ancient myths and legends to many recent and popular works.
Science fiction is a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. The term science fiction was popularized, if not invented, in the 1920s by one of the genre’s principal advocates, the American publisher Hugo Gernsback. The Hugo Awards, given annually since 1953 by the World Science Fiction Society, are named after him. These achievement awards are given to the top SF writers, editors, illustrators, films, and fanzines.Ranging from classics (Asimov, Robert Jordan and Terry Pratchett - through to more recent favourites like NK Jemisin, Becky Chambers and Ann Leckie) we have something for everyone.
Below is a list of authors which you will find on our shelves, enjoy!
HARD CORE SCI FI
If you're hardcore into SF stories that are heavy on plausible (yet inventive) scientific or technological details - try these authors :
BEN BOVA
STEPHEN BAXTER
BECKY CHAMBERS
ALASTAIR REYNOLDS
AMONG THE STARS
Adventurous stories of space exploration, settling distant planets or making first contact make up these gripping stories
JAMES S.A. COREY
ARTHUR C CLARKE