From Becky Chambers to Audrey Niffenegger, there are some heavy hitters with new sci-fi novels out this month – and a hefty ...

Many promising sci-fi books are coming out over the 2026 Fall season, from fantasy hybrids like Strange Is the Light to grand ...

The sci-fi genre can be daunting for new readers, but there are some books that everyone needs to read.

Science fiction has always been a genre where almost anything goes, and the sci-fi books readers can't get enough of on ...

The best hard sci-fi books, however, don't require over a hundred pages to truly get going. Whether it's the sudden arrival ...

Soft sci-fi books like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Fahrenheit 451, and the original Dune all rank among the most ...

Science fiction and fantasy stories, by nature, reweave the fabric of reality in dazzling, sometimes jarring ways. Writers of fantastical tales often talk about “worldbuilding,” which can mean ...

Get some laughs with psychic cats, friendly aliens, and snarky cyborgs ...

The Mercy of Gods, James S.A. Corey (Orbit 978-0-31652-557-2, $30.00, 423 pp, hc) August 2024. The longer I review science fiction, the more I notice how it much it depends on recycling tropes – not ...

I’m not sure if 2024 had a novel, like 2022’s “Babel” or 2023’s “Fourth Wing,” that took the world by storm and reshaped the map of speculative fiction. But this year did have a wealth of ...

Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...