science-in-fiction novel

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concept

A science-in-fiction novel is a narrative that foregrounds real scientific concepts, methods, or communities as central drivers of plot and character, while remaining primarily a work of imaginative fiction rather than speculative science.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
hard science fiction work 1
mathematics-inspired novel 1
science-based dystopian thriller novel 1

Instances (5)

Instance Via concept surface
novel "Cantor’s Dilemma"
surface form: Cantor’s Dilemma
Flatterland mathematics-inspired novel
Sunfall science-based dystopian thriller novel
George and the Blue Moon science-themed novel
Small Changes hard science fiction work