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The Saint of Bright Doors review: Fine debut probes nature of memory

19 July 2023

Stunning sci-fi novel by Vajra Chandrasekera uses magical realism to weave a multi-layered, dreamlike story where the nature of memory and how it can be abused is its deepest theme

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The best new sci-fi books to escape into on your next holiday

21 June 2023

Christopher Paolini's Fractal Noise and Temi Oh's More Perfect are among our top sci-fi novels to read while you're away

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Titanium Noir review: Gripping, philosophical science fiction

24 May 2023

Suppose the megarich can rejuvenate – but it makes them grow to titanic proportions? Nick Harkaway's novel draws on Greek myth and noir in a fabulous thought experiment that reflects our own fixation with "making it big", says Sally Adee

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Arch-Conspirator review: Ancient Greek tragedy spun into sci-fi gold

1 February 2023

Veronica Roth's dystopian take on Sophocles's 2500-year-old tragedy reminds us that human nature is timeless, finds Sally Adee

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The Terraformers review: What do we owe the animals in our care?

4 January 2023

Annalee Newitz's new novel examines the dark side of "uplifting" animals to a state of self-awareness – and asks whose intelligence is being used as the template, finds Sally Adee

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The best science fiction books out in 2023

28 December 2022

CERN-inspired stories, a feminist retelling of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and a new deep future from Annalee Newitz: sci-fi fans have a lot to look forward to in 2023

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The best science fiction books of 2022: Uncertainty, dystopia and hope

30 November 2022

Uncertainty and crisis are key to this year's best sci-fi offerings, from Janelle Monáe's The Memory Librarian to Ray Nayler's The Mountain in the Sea

A Fractured Infinity review: Multiverse plot trope comes of age

16 November 2022

Writers and film makers are always using the multiverse as fuel for their plots, but Nathan Tavares gives it a new twist in A Fractured Infinity, a sci-fi novel about growing up, finds Sally Adee

Two provocative new novels inject some fantasy into the sci-fi outlook

21 September 2022

Ling Ma's Bliss Montage and Christopher Priest's Expect Me Tomorrow use fantasy to address real issues. Will this perspective energise people to do something about the future, asks Sally Adee

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Two noir sci-fi novels show crushing despair can make great reading

24 August 2022

Victor Manibo's The Sleepless and Joma West's Face are noir-inflected novels that compel with their bleak visions and great writing, both coming from distinct perspectives, says Sally Adee