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
28 June 2023
The Ferryman author talks through his mind-blowing plot twist - with plenty of spoiler warnings - and reveals his thoughts on everything from AI to how the actions of today's billionaires influenced his writing
25 May 2023
This tantalising extract is taken from the prologue of The Ferryman by Justin Cronin, a science fiction novel which is the first pick for New Scientist's book club
25 May 2023
From Lost to The Tempest, the author of The Ferryman reveals the cultural influences behind his new science fiction novel - the first pick for New Scientist's book club
17 May 2023
From Dune to Babylon 5, the Eragon author reveals five inspirations behind his new adult science fiction novel, Fractal Noise
9 June 2021
A brain implant boosts multi-tasking and attention span – what will it really mean for society? An unusual sci-fi novel asks the all right questions
24 February 2021
Cloning goes horribly wrong in The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey, a darkly funny debut science-fiction novel with just enough science to make it believable
17 February 2021
In Unity, Elly Bangs conjures a post-apocalyptic Earth where her protagonist, once part of a hive mind, faces a dangerous, fractured future. The novel is a powerful exploration of union, trauma and consent, says Bethan Ackerley
20 January 2021
Nnedi Okorafor's Remote Control mixes West African folk tales with a sci-fi mystery in a futuristic version of Ghana, as a young girl finds a meteor and gains a deadly power
14 October 2020
The Book of Malachi by T. C. Farren centres on a young man whose tongue has been cut out during a brutal civil war. It’s a tough, mind-bending morality tale
