| The umbrella term "Science fiction" covers fictional | | | | fiction books are vanishing off the shelves in |
| books from a wide spectrum of genres. One major | | | | bookstores points to the growing interest in science |
| factor behind the unprecedented popularity of | | | | fiction. A number of Online book portals have come |
| science fiction books is the springing up of these | | | | up to to cater to the growing needs of readers. |
| book publishing houses. Though Science fiction works | | | | These Online bookstores offer tempting book deals |
| have been experimented in television serials, movies, | | | | to woo new readers. |
| games, and in various popular theatrical forms but in | | | | The definition of Science fiction includes creative |
| the present day scenario science fiction books are | | | | fictional accounts pivoting around alternate space and |
| fast replacing other mediums. Again the credit for this | | | | time possibilities. This means books though written |
| paradigmatic shift - from traditional science fiction | | | | with a scientific temperament yet attempting to deal |
| mediums to science fiction books - goes to the | | | | with imaginative space, time and historical settings. |
| massive publishing drive. | | | | These science fiction books often deal with aliens |
| An interesting outcome of this thrust on publishing is | | | | from other worlds and UFOs. |
| the new phenomenon is the emergence of a new | | | | Many of these science fiction stories give an account |
| readership. In order to embrace the growing number | | | | of new discoveries or new ways of application of |
| of readers from different age groups many publishing | | | | scientific laws and principles. For instance, a scientific |
| houses have gone to the extent of slashing down | | | | story may deal with the themes of time traveling or |
| the prices of these books. The easy availability of | | | | psionics, or new technologies like cloning, |
| highly affordable science fiction books has | | | | nanotechnology, or powerful robots, or even |
| encouraged people to buy greater numbers of these | | | | alternate socio-political systems of governance. |
| fiction books. The pace at which whole volumes of | | | | |