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×îÐÂÂé¶¹ÊÓÆµ recommends The Martian – sci-fi fun for all the family

9 April 2025

The books, TV, games and more that ×îÐÂÂé¶¹ÊÓÆµ staff have enjoyed this week


The best new science fiction books of April 2025

The best new science fiction books of April 2025

2 April 2025

From robot rights to ageing and climate change, this month’s science fiction squares up to the big topics, with new titles from authors including Nick Harkaway and Eve Smith


The best new science fiction books of March 2025

The best new science fiction books of March 2025

3 March 2025

John Scalzi, Silvia Park and Ai Jang all have new books out this month. Whether it’s time travel or a moon made of cheese that takes your fancy, there’s some sci-fi here for you


The best new science fiction books of February 2025

The best new science fiction books of February 2025

31 January 2025

From contact with aliens courtesy of Adrian Tchaikovsky to the childhood writings of Octavia E. Butler, February’s sci-fi offerings are rich and strange


The best new science fiction books of January 2025

The best new science fiction books of January 2025

6 January 2025

From Cory Doctorow to Nnedi Okorafor and from fancy space opera to elegantly written visions of a flooded future world, there is plenty of great science fiction published this month


Our writers pick the 26 best science fiction short stories of all time

Our writers pick the 26 best science fiction short stories of all time

20 December 2024

We asked ×îÐÂÂé¶¹ÊÓÆµ writers to pick their favourite sci-fi short story. From H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine to Octavia E. Butler’s Bloodchild, via stories from George R. R. Martin and Ursula K. Le Guin, here are the results


The best new science fiction books of December 2024

The best new science fiction books of December 2024

4 December 2024

There are slimmer sci-fi pickings than usual at the end of the year, but gems can still be found, whether that’s a visit to George R. R. Martin’s Wild Card universe, or a graphic novel adaptation of Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem


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The best new popular science books of 2024

27 November 2024

From a scientific take on screen time to nuclear war, a look at why we age to the future of our oceans, our writers pick their favourite popular science books of the year


The best new science fiction books of November 2024

The best new science fiction books of November 2024

1 November 2024

From Harlan Ellison to Haruki Murakami, via an intergalactic cooking competition, this month has plenty of science fictional treats on offer


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×îÐÂÂé¶¹ÊÓÆµ recommends HowTheLightGetsIn festival in London

9 October 2024

The books, TV, games and more that ×îÐÂÂé¶¹ÊÓÆµ staff have enjoyed this week


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