15 Sci-Fi Books That Predicted the Future

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By Andrea Romano2014-07-23 11:30:56 UTC

Sci-fi writers are really just modern day prophets when you think about it.

With so many classic stories of dystopian futures, strange gadgets and exotic worlds, you're bound to stumble upon a couple accurate predictions in speculative fiction. Of course, some predictions are so accurate, they're scary.

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Perhaps these prophetic science fiction books were simply the inspiration for all of the world's modern day inventions — or maybe the writers are time travelers. Only time will tell.

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