Cf. maser, I mean - and about a million SF books that have already used the term for fanciful weapons.
Some authors wrote SF books before this type of writing had a name.
A lovely, memorable book, not just a good SF book but a great novel as well.
Its a SF book but not in the traditional sense.
To be seen reading an SF book in public became tantamount to wearing a "kickme" sign on one's back.
On top of that, as an SF book, the 'science' of the story is intriguing.
The cab driver shrugged, pulled out an SF book, and kept the meter running.
Come on, cool famous folk with shelves full of SF books and comics, out yourselves.
In a long, revelatory introduction, Silverberg describes his own first exposure to the vectors of the cultural virus: SF books.
And think - you could put a hundred SF books on a compact disk for a buck!