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Fictional female robots have a long history, and it's often quite dark

23 July 2025

Sierra Greer's novel about a female robot, Annie Bot, just won a prestigious sci-fi prize, the Arthur C Clarke award. But she is hardly the first of her kind, says Sophie Bushwick


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

The 25 best fictional robots – according to ×îÐÂÂé¶¹ÊÓÆµ

23 July 2025

From R2D2 to the Terminator via Bender and Johnny-5, we choose our favourite robots from books, films and television series


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The Creator review: A mishmash of science fiction ideas

4 October 2023

Set during a futuristic war between humans and artificial intelligence, The Creator is nothing if not spectacular. Shame it is cobbled together from the tropes of other science fiction movies, says Simon Ings


Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel

Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel

17 May 2023

From Dune to Babylon 5, the Eragon author reveals five inspirations behind his new adult science fiction novel, Fractal Noise


Petrov’s flu review: A surreal journey through one man’s delirium

Petrov’s flu review: A surreal journey through one man’s delirium

16 February 2022

Kirill Serebrennikov’s mischievous film about a fever-stricken comic book artist is an ode to Russian sci-fi and absurdist literature, finds Simon Ings


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

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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

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Don't Miss: Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel about AIs and love

Don't Miss: Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel about AIs and love

24 February 2021

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Don’t Miss: Capitalism vs environmentalism at London’s Science Museum

Don’t Miss: Capitalism vs environmentalism at London’s Science Museum

17 February 2021

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Don’t Miss: Space Sweepers, a South Korean blockbuster on Netflix

Don’t Miss: Space Sweepers, a South Korean blockbuster on Netflix

27 January 2021

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