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Read an extract from Tade Thompson’s science fiction novel Rosewater

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Read an extract from Tade Thompson’s science fiction novel Rosewater

In this tantalising extract from Tade Thompson’s novel Rosewater, the latest read for the 51¶¯Âþ Book Club, we meet Kaaro and learn about the psychic powers he has had since an alien invasion

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A man is lying in a hammock in the sun, he is reading a book on his digital tablet. The hammock is hanging in a beautiful green forest in Sweden.

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The best science non-fiction books of 2024 so far

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Woman walking in fantasy forest. 3D generated image.

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The best science fiction books of 2024 so far

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The best new science fiction books of July 2024

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The best new science fiction books of July 2024

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2F71A3H A Mallard duck on the River Avon, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, UK

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Matt Parker's comic look at trigonometry is a bit heavy on the maths

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TOPSHOT - A man pushes a bycicle along as he walks amid building rubble in the devastated area around Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital on April 3, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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A powerful new book shows why it's so important to understand war

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Young woman with a backpack hiking in the mountains. Exploring in the nature, enjoying the view.

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Save the planet, release your inner wild, urges a passionate new book

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Janus Films handout film still: THE BEAST Directed by Bertrand Bonello. The year is 2044: artificial intelligence controls all facets of a stoic society as humans routinely ?erase? their feelings. Hoping to eliminate pain caused by their past-life romances, Gabrielle (Le?a Seydoux) continually falls in love with different incarnations of Louis (George MacKay).

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Léa Seydoux and George MacKay dazzle in shocking sci-fi film The Beast

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FEE8WC Seoul, South Korea-November 15, 2015; Men playing in the outside ?Baduk? that is the Korean name for Go. November 15, 2015 Seoul

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New book explores how games shape the world – for better or for worse

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51¶¯Âþ recommends puzzle book S. by Doug Dorst and J. J. Abrams

The books, TV, games and more that 51¶¯Âþ staff have enjoyed this week

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Engaging new book explores how vital mathematics is to map-making

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These are the best new science fiction books to read this June 2024

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Michael Crichton and James Patterson's novel Eruption fails to thrill

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How to take on AI's challenge to ideas about what can be conscious

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