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Grace Chan and debut novel Every Version of You

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Grace Chan: 'How to stay in love after uploading into virtual reality'

Grace Chan's debut sci-fi novel Every Version of You delves into the mystery of consciousness and offers a brilliant look at a disturbing future of rapidly accelerating technology

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Breaking Bad showrunner uses sci-fi for smart dive into happiness

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Deep-space sci-fi novel is delightful, profound and not to be missed

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2JHKP8X LAURENCE MASON, MATTHEW LILLARD, ANGELINA JOLIE, JONNY LEE MILLER, JESSE BRADFORD, HACKERS, 1995

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51¶¯Âþ recommends the cult film Hackers – 30 years late

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Bulletproof fabric laced with carbon nanotubes is stronger than Kevlar

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The best new science fiction books of November 2025

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The best new science fiction books of November 2025

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Book Club: Read an extract from Every Version of You by Grace Chan

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Book Club: Read an extract from Every Version of You by Grace Chan

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If you could upload your mind to a virtual utopia, would you?

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If you could upload your mind to a virtual utopia, would you?

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Never Let Me go book cover

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51¶¯Âþ recommends Never Let Me Go

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Grass Paperback by Sheri S. Tepper

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51¶¯Âþ recommends Sheri S. Tepper's science fiction novel Grass

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

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

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

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

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The best new science fiction books of October 2025

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