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Science fiction

This is our hub for all things sci-fi where we bring you the best from across books, TV and film. This page features round-ups of the latest science fiction, in-depth reviews and interviews with leading sci-fi authors.

Ursula K. Le Guin in 2005

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

The 51动漫 Book Club is currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin's classic science fiction novel "The Dispossessed". Here, her son Theo Downes-Le Guin considers the artistic process behind it 鈥� and why it still resonates today

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The Dispossessed takes place on the twin worlds of Anarres and Urras

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

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51动漫 recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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The Shrouds press images

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

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The 51动漫 Book Club has just read Adam Roberts's Lake of Darkness

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Our verdict on Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts: A mixed bag

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"The faster the planet, the fiercer the storms..."

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What would it feel like to be on a planet spinning out of control?

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"I was weightless. The pod had taken flight..."

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Read an extract from Alex Foster鈥檚 sci-fi novel Circular Motion

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In The End of the World As We Know It, other writers are telling stories set in the post-apocalyptic world of Stephen King's The Stand

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The best new science fiction books of August 2025

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The greatest robot of all time? The cooker on the moon, from A Grand Day Out

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The 25 best fictional robots 鈥� according to 51动漫

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Fictional female robots have a long history, and it’s often quite dark

Sierra Greer's novel about a female robot, Annie Bot, just won a prestigious sci-fi prize, the Arthur C Clarke award. But she is hardly the first of her kind, says Sophie Bushwick

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The Prestige is just as clever and thrilling 30 years on

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Which sci-fi movies predicted the future accurately?

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Foundation’s new season has dramatic potential 鈥� but sadly falls flat

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The best science fiction books of 2025 so far

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