Unique Fantasy Gifts and Science Fiction Collectibles
Stellar Science Fiction Gifts and Out of This World Decor
Unique gift ideas for fans of sci-fi and fantasy! Our beautiful, high-quality gifts are affordable and personalized with artistic designs, eye-catching colors and custom engraving to impress any fiction fanatic. Our contemporary handcrafted Science Fiction Collectibles are accented with stylish art glass, bold aluminum or bright iridescent color to create a uniquely imaginative present that's sure to impress fans of alternate realities and urban legends.- Sci Fi Accessories and Present Ideas: Show off your love for scientific storytelling! Speculation inspired presents include sleek card holders and metal wallets, letter openers, professional desk sets, traditional bookmarks, collectible boxes, daily supplement cases, eclectic money clips, enchanting night lights, compact mirrors, festive flasks and decorative ornaments.
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 Close Encounters Alien Mirrored 50 ml Flasks
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 Unique Custom Money Clips in 100s of Cool Personalized Designs
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 Personalized Dracula Supplement Case
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 Personalized Handbag Holder Hooks for Tables in 100s of Unique Designs
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 Engravable Custom Bookmarks in 100s of Artistic Designs
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 Unique Silver Retractable ID Name Badge Holders in 500+ Cool Designs
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 "Design Your Own" Small Elegant Christmas Ornaments in 500+ Designs
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What is Science Fiction?
Science fiction is a genre of fiction based largely on writing rationally about alternative possibilities. Considered a "literature of ideas," the settings used within science fiction are often contrary to known reality-- such as the future, historical past, outer space, and time travel among others. While similar in theory to the Fantasy genre, science fiction is distinguished in the idea that imaginary elements are possible within scientific contexts, regardless of how fictionalized the elements of the story may be.In 1954, devout science fiction fanatic Forrest J Ackerman coined the term "Sci-Fi" which eventually began to distinguish lesser-quality work from serious science fiction; alternatively, the abbreviation of "SF" for the genre became the reference of choice for serious writers and readers of the science fiction community. Interestingly, the genre has been linked to roots in mythology as it is understood as a means of deciphering the world through speculation and storytelling. Examples of original works with roots in science fiction include some of the Arabian Nights tales, Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Voltaire's Micromégas and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Today, science fiction is associated with numerous subgenres: hard SF (most attention to scientific detail), soft and social SF (based on social sciences), cyberpunk (based on dystopia and misery, such as Ridley Scott's Blade Runner), time travel, alternative histories (based on the idea that historical events could have turned out differently) and superhuman, among others. Frequently associated with Fantasy, boundaries between the two genres are often blurred as authors like J.K. Rowling (of Harry Potter fame) have earned distinctions in both writing categories. However, science fiction is distinguished as the literature of events that might someday be possible while fantasy is the literature of events that are inherently impossible.
Popular Quotes About Science Fiction
"Science fiction is what we point to when we say 'it'." --Damon Knight (American author, 1922-2002)Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories. --Arthur C. Clarke (English author, b. 1917)
Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not. --Isaac Asimov (American writer, 1920-1992)
Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time. --Doris Lessing (British novelist, b. 1919)
"Fantasy is the impossible made probable. Science Fiction is the improbable made possible. " --Rod Serling (American TV producer of The Twilight Zone, 1924-1975)
