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Are the Percy Jackson & The Olympians books considered science fiction?

I need to do a book report. Any science fiction book of my choice, and i want to do the third book in the series, but I don’t know if these would be sci-fi or just fiction. Please & thanks.

Real sci-fi has to do with technology, not mythology, fastasy, or horror.

Any thing by Ray Bradbury or Jules vernes is sci-fi. Star Trek is Sci Fi. although it’s not a book. (yes, I know books exist about it, but I’m not sure they count for a book report.)

I can see why you’re confused, though, because I know that the sci-fi channel would show it eventually.

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