Science Fiction Stories based on the gadgets of today's world primarily make up Contemporary Science Fiction Books. Contemporary Science Fiction Books is a fusion of the imaginative skills of the author with the latest technological advancement. The author has to be in touch with new technological developments.
Contemporary Science Fiction Books has two advantages:
- It helps children learn about the latest technology and its practical application
- It helps one and all dream of systems different from those known to the present or past, like faster than light travel or robots.
Common themes of Contemporary Science Fiction Books are
- Anti- Gravity
- Computers ( Artificial intelligence and Virtual Reality)
- Energy Weapons
- Bio technology (Cloning, Mutation etc.)
- Super Humans
- Telepathy
- Force Fields
A few Contemporary Science Fiction Books are
- The state of the Art By Iain M. Banks
- U se of Weapons by Iain M. Banks
- Earth by David Brin
- Diaspora by Greg Evan
- Immortal engines by George Slusser
For minds with a technological bent Contemporary Science Fiction Books are a source of endless delight.