“There is perhaps a tradition for science fiction books to illustrate unfamiliar conceptualised worlds on their covers. But when judging a book by its cover, even with all the best intentions, I ...

Our writers pick their favourite science fiction books of all time We asked New Scientist staff to pick their favourite science fiction books. Here are the results, ranging from 19th-century ...

What we find at the intersection of science fact and science fiction, from utopian metropolises to visitors from other worlds. By Andrew Paul By Andrew Paul By Mack DeGeurin By Andrew Paul By ...

But only God can know enough to write either kind of book perfectly. For the purposes of the aesthetics of science fiction, a remark of Professor Suvin's made casually at the 1968 annual meeting of ...

Science fiction and fantasy books have played into the trend, with recent bestsellers such as “Starter Villain,” “Assistant to the Villain” and “Long Live Evil.” Four new books explore ...

This trilogy breathes new life into science fiction in the 1990s. The first book in Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy (1993–1996), details the colonisation of Mars as an analogy to the ...