One of my most anticipated books of the year is out this month: a collection of short stories set in the post-apocalyptic devastation of Stephen King’s The Stand. I love a good end-times story, and ...

The problem with genre fiction is the unfortunate stereotypes and assumptions about what subset appeals to what audience. Call something “science fiction,” and it’ll inevitably be marketed to men.

Some years are better than others for readers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. The last genuine blockbuster year was probably 2015, which gave us N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season, Ken Liu’s The ...

Every month, I trawl through publishers’ catalogues so I can tell you about the new science fiction being released. And every month, I’m disappointed to see so much more fantasy on publishers’ lists ...

Science fiction can seem like an intimidating genre for the uninitiated, what with its fantastical tales of advanced technologies, otherworldly beings, and, yes, all that science. But in reality, ...

Almost exactly a year ago, I asked our team of expert science writers here at New Scientist to name their favourite science fiction novels. Personal tastes meant we ended up with a wonderfully ...

2022’s best SFF books feel like an apt reflection of the past few years, as so much has changed. It may come as no surprise that this year ushered in a tidal wave of terrifying gothics and hauntings — ...

There’s been an explosive renaissance in science fiction and fantasy TV and film programming for quite some time now. Yet, there’s still room for more. The complex nature of most science fiction and ...