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Nov 22, 2021 · Cyberpunk, space operas, dystopias – we've pulled together some of the WIRED team's favourite science fiction novels. Some are eerily plausible, others are wild trips of the imagination, but...
Aug 18, 2021 · Earlier in the summer, we asked you to vote for your favorite science fiction and fantasy reads of the past decade — so here are 50 fabulous reads, curated by our expert judges and you, the...
May 3, 2019 · What are the top sci-fi books, including the best sci-fi series? This post offers a list of highest-rated, must-read science fiction books on Goodreads.
- Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan (Philip K. Dick Award, 2003) This book from Richard Morgan sparked a great, if short-lived, Netflix series. Takeshi Kovacs is an ex–United Nations envoy long dead.
- Ancient, Ancient: Short Fiction by Kiini Ibura Salaam (Otherwise Award, 2012) Kiini Ibura Salaam is an essayist and writer of brilliant science fiction and fantasy short stories.
- Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (BFSA Award, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, 2013/2014) Do you see that list of awards? Ann Leckie burst onto the scene with Ancillary Justice, sweeping up awards like a Dyson.
- Apex by Ramez Naam (Philip K. Dick Award, 2015) This novel concludes Naam’s explosive Nexus Arc trilogy in an award-winning fashion. After you read Nexus and Crux, dive into this post-humanist novel in which people are connected, linking up like hive minds, and the next apex species has finally arrived.
- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin. “In one of the introductions that it has been published with, she specifically describes it as a thought experiment.
- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. “World War Z is a novel that bridges the gap between pulp and high literature. It takes a subject matter which we would think of as mainstream geek culture, but it finds universal human themes, develops characters that you care about, and also manages to be culturally critical.
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy. “The Road is a very spare novel by Cormac McCarthy. Humanity has been wiped out, for the most part. There’s a man and his son traveling on a road to try to get to where it’s rumored that sprouts of civilization are starting to grow again.
- Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov. “It’s a very beautifully written book imagining that humans were so broadly successful in the universe that they’re in multiple galaxies and working at an interplanetary scale.
Apr 20, 2022 · Sci-fi comes in a wealth of varieties and flavors, and that’s what makes the genre so enticing for readers of all persuasions, from gung-ho military sci-fi, dire dystopian sagas, and revealing...
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Dec 5, 2022 · The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2022. Pandemics, witchcraft, terrifying A.I.: speculative fiction that stood out in 2022. Share full article. By Amal El-Mohtar. Dec. 5, 2022. Sakshi...
