r/AskScienceFiction is a subreddit with 891k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, worst, dc, general, and star wars, and they frequently recommend/review sci-fi literature and science fiction.
**It's like Ask Science, but all questions and answers are written with answers gleaned from the universe itself.** Use in-universe knowledge, rules, and common sense to answer the questions. Or as **fanlore.org** calls it [Watsonian, not a Doylist point of view](http://fanlore.org/wiki/Watsonian_vs._Doylist)
Popular Themes in r/AskScienceFiction
#1
Advice Requests
: "[LotR] If, for some reason, Mt Doom had been completly off the table what would have been the next best way to deal with The One Ring?"
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Popular Topics in r/AskScienceFiction
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Looking For
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Worst
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Dc
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General
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Star Wars
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Marvel
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Jojo
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Superheroes
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Death Note
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Worst Father
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Last updated: September 2, 2026