27 June 2025
In this passage from near the opening of Lake of Darkness, the latest read for the ·ï»Ë²ÊƱ Book Club, we are given an insight into how deep-space travel works in Adam Roberts’s universe
11 April 2025
In this extract from the classic science fiction novel, the latest read for the ·ï»Ë²ÊƱ Book Club, we meet Ringworld’s protagonist Louis Wu, as he travels a future Earth
5 February 2025
In Shroud, Adrian Tchaikovsky's intriguing new novel, two women marooned on a strange moon encounter alien life – and struggle to recognise intelligence in other beings, finds Emily H. Wilson
5 February 2025
Hunting for meteorites can be a high-octane race as private collectors and scientists go head-to-head, reveals a new book by ·ï»Ë²ÊƱ features editor Joshua Howgego
17 January 2025
In the opening to Adrian Tchaikovsky's science fiction novel Alien Clay, the latest read for the ·ï»Ë²ÊƱ Book Club, our hero wakes from years of space travel to a terrifying new reality
27 November 2024
Murder in space, a sexbot, a dystopian vision of the future: our science fiction columnist Emily H. Wilson picks her top five reads of 2024
20 November 2024
In Adam Roberts's Lake of Darkness, two spaceships meet to study a black hole. Their research comes to an abrupt halt, however, when crew members start dying horribly, says Emily H. Wilson
5 August 2024
Find out what we're currently reading in the ·ï»Ë²ÊƱ Book Club - and catch up on all the great books we've already explored
1 August 2024
Josh Malerman, James S. A. Corey and Neal Asher all have new science fiction novels out in August, making it a bumper month for fans
5 July 2024
In this tantalising extract from Tade Thompson’s novel Rosewater, the latest read for the ·ï»Ë²ÊƱ Book Club, we meet Kaaro and learn about the psychic powers he has had since an alien invasion
