How to differentiate between fantasy and science fiction is a frequently debated question.
- Fantasy is the world of magic, of impossible occurrences that have no foundation in reality.
- Science fiction novels are those that deal with scientific topics, space travel, alien beings, and recognizable variants of our world or species that have not been touched by magic.
Here are some suggestions of science fiction and fantasy book:
| Science Fiction | Fantasy |
|
The Giver by Lois Lowry |
Vampire High by Douglas Rees |
|
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins |
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt |
| Feed by Matthew Anderson |
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (series) |
| Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton |
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien |
|
Ender's Game by Orson Card |
Skellig by David Almond |
|
Turnabout by Margaret Haddix |
Ella Enchanted by Gail Levine |
| Dune by Herbert Frank | Sabriel by Garth Nix |
| Uglies by Scott Westerfeld |
Eragon by Christopher Paolini |
| Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams | The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman |
| Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi | Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber |
| Maze Runner by James Dashner | In the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes |
| The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer | Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer |
| The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch | Matched by Allyson Braithwaite Condie |
| Epic by Conor Kostick | Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney |
| Life as we knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer | Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy |
| Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde | The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas |
| Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld | Magyk by Angie Sage |
