Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel
17 May 2023
From Dune to Babylon 5, the Eragon author reveals five inspirations behind his new adult science fiction novel, Fractal Noise
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The Peripheral review: William Gibson’s noir debuts on Amazon Prime
20 October 2022
In 2032, tech savvy Flynne Fisher helps her brother with a virtual reality game and ends up in a disturbing London 60 years later. William Gibson’s 2014 sci-fi thriller The Peripheral is so stuffed with ideas it will need seasons to unpack
Sweet Tooth Review: An eccentric mix of sci-fi and fantasy
1 June 2021
Netflix’s Sweet Tooth is a hopeful take on coping with the fall-out of a deadly pandemic, set in a world featuring human-animal hybrids
Intergalactic review: A promising prison-break drama set in 2143
21 April 2021
Intergalactic, a new show on Sky and streaming service NOW, follows a group who commandeer a spaceship to avoid prison. It's packed with plot and has the potential to be an exciting series
The best science fiction TV shows to stream right now
3 April 2020
From Chernobyl to Watchmen, this is the best sci-fi on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and BBC iPlayer at the moment
Tales From The Loop review: Beautiful and sedate sci-fi escapism
27 March 2020
Inspired by a series of artworks, Tales From The Loop is an Amazon series about the strange goings-on in a town set atop an experimental physics research facility
What to watch on Netflix if you love science fiction
28 February 2020
Stranger Things, Black Mirror and Russian Doll are among the best science fiction shows to watch on Netflix at the moment
For All Mankind review: A superb alternative history of the space race
19 February 2020
When the Soviet Union lands on the moon first people in the US are shocked. But For All Mankind provides an even bigger surprise when one cosmonaut's identity is revealed, says Emily Wilson
Star Trek: Picard explores what happens when robots go rogue
24 January 2020
Patrick Stewart returns in triumphant new Star Trek spin-off Picard, but the Federation's robots are missing, discontinued, and for a very good reason
How The Expanse is still putting humans at the heart of sci-fi
20 November 2019
As sci-fi series The Expanse returns for a fourth season, on Amazon Prime, its authors (writing as James S.A. Corey) reveal how real physics and human frailty make for a rich world
