/r/AskScienceFiction/

r/AskScienceFiction

892k members
r/AskScienceFiction is a subreddit with 892k members. 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 Topics in r/AskScienceFiction

#1

Looking For

11 posts
#2

Worst

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#3

Dc

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#4

General

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#5

Star Wars

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#7

Jojo

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#8

Superheroes

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#9

Death Note

2 posts
#10

Worst Father

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+22k members(2.6%)

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Last updated: September 17, 2026