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The World Engines series reveals the high cost of conquering space

19 August 2020

What do we risk by expanding recklessly into the multiverse? Stephen Baxter's World Engines series is gripping but frustrating, says Sally Adee

The Expanse review: A sprawling spaceship-studded saga you should see

5 August 2020

If you like old fashioned sci-fi of the multistranded, multidimensional epic variety, The Expanse could be for you, says Emily Wilson

Don't miss: Netflix updates classic sci-fi novel Japan Sinks

15 July 2020

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What happens when a researcher tries to resurrect a loved one?

8 July 2020

In the film Archive, George Almore attempts to put his late wife's memories into a machine. The project is far from a roaring success, finds Jon O'Brien

Code 8 review: A crime and sci-fi mash-up that's actually pretty good

6 May 2020

Code 8, a film about people with special powers that have been shunned by the world, is both a cracking crime caper and a comment on society, says Simon Ings

Altered Carbon 2 review: A great premise that's become too serious

15 April 2020

In Altered Carbon’s version of the future, our identities are stored in chips and can be switched between bodies. The first series was a hoot. The second, however, is a bit too earnest, says Emily Wilson

Vivarium review: An indie sci-fi that packs a creepy punch

8 April 2020

In Vivarium, a young couple in need of a starter home meet an estate agent who is very definitely not what he seems, and nor is the estate he shows them, finds Simon Ings

Why do so many people become obsessed with UFOs and aliens?

8 April 2020

They Are Already Here: UFO culture and why we see saucers by Sarah Scoles tries to find out what's so appealing about hunting UFOs

Providence review: Chilling sci-fi where an AI becomes god by accident

1 April 2020

Is our love affair with AI really about building a new kind of deity to meet human needs no amount of rationality can fill? Max Barry's disturbing novel Providence lays out the case, says Sally Adee