
The best new science fiction books of August 2025
31 July 2025
From a fresh take on Stephen King’s The Stand to a new novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky set on a poisoned world, August has a bumper crop of new science fiction novels
31 July 2025
From a fresh take on Stephen King’s The Stand to a new novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky set on a poisoned world, August has a bumper crop of new science fiction novels
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
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
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
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
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
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
1 November 2024
From Harlan Ellison to Haruki Murakami, via an intergalactic cooking competition, this month has plenty of science fictional treats on offer
1 October 2024
Time travel from Alan Moore and Pride and Prejudice in space? There's plenty on offer for science fiction fans this October
2 September 2024
From Michel Houellebecq to Booker-longlisted Richard Powers and Rachel Kushner, there is plenty of excellent science fiction to read this September