A serialized war of worlds packs the analogous power of militaristic SF old and new.

In two new books, Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross explore a future near to hand, and one a little more distant.

Two new works of science fiction demonstrate the limitless potential of the Big Idea.

Future dystopias are the settings for a growing number of stories for teens.

The long-awaited sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep explores a post-Singularity universe.

Science fiction authors aid the war effort during WWII with fruits of their imaginations made real.

A  celebration of Russian satirist Vladimir Sorokin, a Swiftian writer whose work is steeped in the tropes of science fiction.

Four new literary adventures suggest that the hybrid genre of steampunk is still on the boil.

From the award-winning author of the Mars Trilogy, an intellectual adventure that shuttles between the 17th and 31st centuries. Read more...