Science Fiction
Commercial science fiction driven by legible technical problem-solving — competence shown through action, technology held consistent through the climax.
What is Science Fiction?
This package covers commercial science fiction in the lineage of Andy Weir, Martha Wells (Murderbot), and James S.A. Corey (The Expanse): clear propulsive prose, technical problem-solving as narrative drive, and physical or systemic rules that stay consistent through the climax.
It is distinct from Solarpunk / Climate Fiction (ecological and collective hope) and from Analog Horror (documentary dread and wrong signals). Pick Science Fiction when the engine of the story is a problem the protagonist works — and the reader can follow the logic.
The reader promise
A problem solved, survived, or honestly lost through competence the book actually built — not a convenient rescue or unexplained fix.
Voice characteristics
The Bespoke Books science_fiction voice package (voice_id: science_fiction) produces:
Clear, propulsive, technically grounded prose — exposition embedded in action and decision.
Competence shown through specific reasoning and observation, not asserted.
Technology and physical rules that hold from setup through payoff.
Wit or dry procedure as a pressure valve that does not undercut real stakes.
How Bespoke Books implements it
In the Bespoke Books Composer, Science Fiction is one of nine Writing Style options on the Story tab. Selecting it loads the science_fiction voice library — legible science propulsion mechanics, an earned-ingenuity genre promise, and consequential on-page content bounds.