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Grass Paperback by Sheri S. Tepper

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51�� recommends Sheri S. Tepper's science fiction novel Grass

The books, TV, games and more that 51�� staff have enjoyed this week

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Netflix handout film still -- Frankenstein. BTS - (L to R) Jacob Elordi as The Creature and Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein on the set of Frankenstein. Cr. Ken Woroner/Netflix ?? 2025.

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Del Toro's Frankenstein is a sumptuous take on a classic parable

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Beyond Human series. Collage of human, geometric and natural forms on the subject of inner reality, mental health, imagination, mysticism, thinking and dreaming.; Shutterstock ID 164294465; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other:

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If you love AI, you'll love Ken Liu's new cyberpunk thriller

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Left: Cover of The Dispossessed. Right: Ursula K. Le Guin in 2001

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Our verdict on ‘The Dispossessed’: A tricky but rewarding novel

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Ursula K. Le Guin in her home in Portland, Oregon, in 2001

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The best new science fiction books of October 2025

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Why is Ursula K. Le Guin's 'The Dispossessed' so popular 50 years on?

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Why is Ursula K. Le Guin's 'The Dispossessed' so popular 50 years on?

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New Zealand, South Island, Wanaka, Otago, Woman on Coromandel peak at sunrise

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Ian McEwan’s new novel weaves climate change into literary mystery

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FX's Alien: Earth --

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Alien: Earth adds surprisingly good TV dimension to veteran sci-fi

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In Mason Coile's Exiles, a human crew arrive on Mars

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The best new science fiction books of September 2025

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The 51�� Book Club has been reading Circular Motion by Alex Foster

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Our verdict on ‘Circular Motion’: this dystopia hit too close to home

The 51�� Book Club has just finished reading Alex Foster's sci-fi novel “Circular Motion”. We liked it – but there were calls for a bit more science in this slice of science fiction

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Ursula Le Guin's son on why The Dispossessed is (maybe) his favourite

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Read an extract from The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

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51�� recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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David Cronenberg's new sci-fi film is devastating and mysterious

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