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Annie Bot review: A sharp take on a sex robot that becomes human

In a smart, compassionate novel, Sierra Greer spins the tired trope of a robot challenging its fate into sci-fi gold

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In Frank Herbert’s Dune, fungi are hidden in plain sight

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In Frank Herbert’s Dune, fungi are hidden in plain sight

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The best new science fiction books of March 2024

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The best new science fiction books of March 2024

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

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‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

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‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (14160416a) This photo taken on Oct. 21, 2023 shows the award ceremony for the 2023 Hugo Awards during the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards, the world's top prizes for science fiction literature, were announced on Saturday night, with Chinese author Hai Ya taking home the Best Novelette award for

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Amid (more) Hugo awards controversy, let's remember some past greats

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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The top 10 movies about the multiverse according to a physicist

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The top 10 movies about the multiverse according to a physicist

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Robert Moses

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Why I explored the corrupting power of tech billionaires in The Future

Naomi Alderman on the tech billionaires at the heart of her new novel The Future, the latest pick for the 51¶¯Âþ Book Club – and the 1974 book that inspired her

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Read an extract from The Future by Naomi Alderman

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The best new science fiction books of January 2024

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Alastair Reynolds: An exclusive short story for 51¶¯Âþ

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The top ten films about artificial intelligence according to an expert

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