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This daringly experimental thriller is a puzzle-lover's delight

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This daringly experimental thriller is a puzzle-lover's delight

Packed with puzzles and narrative threads, Matt Wixey's novel Basilisk is an exhilarating read that is hard to put down

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The waiter robot ONYRO of the Ipsum Tek French company is displayed during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on May 23, 2024. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Forget the Terminators, our robot future may be squishy and fun

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An infected in Columbia Pictures' 28 YEARS LATER.

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Danny Boyle's long-awaited zombie sequel 28 Years Later is a triumph

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Fabulous time travel novel is part-thriller and part-romance

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The best new science fiction books of June 2025

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Our verdict on Ringworld by Larry Niven: Nice maths, shame about Teela

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Our verdict on Ringworld by Larry Niven: Nice maths, shame about Teela

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Read an extract from time-travel novel The Ministry of Time

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'Time travel was just a metaphor for controlling a narrative'

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2H2R3TY Larry Niven attends The 36th and 37th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Gala at Taglyan Complex, Los Angeles, CA on October 22, 2021

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An interview with Larry Niven – Ringworld author and sci-fi legend

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Is the fungal science in The Last of Us going off the rails?

With season 2 unfolding, the science of the fungal horror drama is becoming shakier. It is a pity that the creators haven’t thought about terrifying scenarios of real-life infection, says Corrado Nai

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Our favourite science fiction books of all time (the ones we forgot)

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The best new science fiction books of May 2025

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Black Mirror returns full of delights and disappointments

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Book Club: Readers admit they weren’t impressed with our latest novel

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