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The best new science fiction books of July 2023

The best new science fiction books of July 2023

3 July 2023

From George R. R. Martin’s new Wild Cards anthology to Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's dystopian take on America, there is a wealth of exciting science fiction out this month. Culture editor Alison Flood shares the novels she is most anticipating


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New Scientist recommends: Curtis Sittenfeld's new pandemic romcom

31 May 2023

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week


A young boy walks across dusty arid desert land at sunset. Location: Djenne ( Djenn?? ), Mopti, Mali, Africa

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


Daniel Kaluuya as OJ in NOPE, written and directed by Jordan Peele

Don't Miss: Nope, a chilling new sci-fi thriller from Jordan Peele

3 August 2022

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss


Don't Miss: Asteroids is a cracking book about our future in space

Don't Miss: Asteroids is a cracking book about our future in space

7 July 2021

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss


Don't Miss: Netflix teen superpower series Zero

Don't Miss: Netflix teen superpower series Zero

14 April 2021

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss


Don't miss: Sci-fi shoot-em-up Boss Level with Naomi Watts

Don't miss: Sci-fi shoot-em-up Boss Level with Naomi Watts

3 March 2021

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss


Don’t Miss: Sci-fi writer Adrian Tchaikovsky returns with Bear Head

Don’t Miss: Sci-fi writer Adrian Tchaikovsky returns with Bear Head

6 January 2021

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss


Hope Frozen review: The hard ethics of cryogenically freezing a child

Hope Frozen review: The hard ethics of cryogenically freezing a child

23 September 2020

Netflix’s Hope Frozen documentary follows a family in Thailand that cryogenically freezes their 2-year-old daughter’s brain after she dies, creating a controversy-fuelled media storm


Don't Miss: Netflix's Away sees Hilary Swank on perilous Mars mission

Don't Miss: Netflix's Away sees Hilary Swank on perilous Mars mission

2 September 2020

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss


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