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The greatest robot of all time? The cooker on the moon, from A Grand Day Out

The 25 best fictional robots – according to ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ

23 July 2025

From R2D2 to the Terminator via Bender and Johnny-5, we choose our favourite robots from books, films and television series
Hal LaCroix's Here and Beyond takes place on a spaceship journeying for centuries to a new planet

The best new science fiction books of July 2025

1 July 2025

From Austin Taylor to Nadia Afifi, there is lots to look forward to in the sci-fi out this month - including a novel which might be our culture editor Alison Flood's pick of the year so far
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Our verdict on The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley: A thumbs up

27 June 2025

Culture editor Alison Flood rounds up the ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Book Club's take on our latest read, a time-travelling romance
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The best new science fiction books of June 2025

6 June 2025

June’s sci-fi hot tips feature a sleep-killing neural chip from Laura Elliott, plus Will Carver's vision of a world where a virus makes us kinder
Our verdict on Ringworld by Larry Niven: Nice maths, shame about Teela

Our verdict on Ringworld by Larry Niven: Nice maths, shame about Teela

30 May 2025

Culture editor Alison Flood rounds up the ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ Book Club’s thoughts on our latest read, the science fiction classic Ringworld by Larry Niven
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Our favourite science fiction books of all time (the ones we forgot)

9 May 2025

Following on from our first list, we asked ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ staff to pick even more of their favourite sci-fi books of all time. From Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. Le Guin to Star Wars – the list has it all this time, we hope…
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The best new science fiction books of May 2025

1 May 2025

May’s new science fiction novels include a hot tip from our culture editor, as well as war on an alien planet from Bora Chung
Book Club: Readers admit they weren’t impressed with our latest novel

Book Club: Readers admit they weren’t impressed with our latest novel

11 April 2025

Culture editor Alison Flood rounds up the book club’s thoughts on our latest read, the weird and wild Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva. Warning: spoilers ahead  
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×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends The Martian – sci-fi fun for all the family

9 April 2025

The books, TV, games and more that ×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ 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

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