... a genre of literature that is very hard to define because it varies drastically in themes. Some of these themes can include the search for immortality, travel in strange lands, encounters with unfamiliar creatures, trips beyond normal reality, and a superhuman hero's based on real science. However science fiction follows specific laws of physics, math and technology. The story often takes place in a real and ... social comment. Unexpectedly the literature that began as a form dealing strictly with alien forces is now dealing with what we might do to ourselves to better our society. New...

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• Grade Level: High School