In the Eye of the Sandstorm: On Nnedi Okorafor’s “Noor”
Nnedi Okorafor’s new novel follows a cybernetically augmented protagonist on a perilous journey of self-discovery.
Nnedi Okorafor’s new novel follows a cybernetically augmented protagonist on a perilous journey of self-discovery.
Ayanni C. H. CooperFeb 12, 2022
How "The Turner Diaries" resembles classics of SF past.
Noah BerlatskyFeb 5, 2022
David Michael Jamison reviews “The Future of Black,” edited by Len Lawson, Cynthia Manick, and Gary Jackson.
David Michael JamisonJan 22, 2022
Alison Sperling makes her way through “The Anthropocene Unconscious,” the new book by Mark Bould.
Alison SperlingJan 15, 2022
Black feminist scholar and merwomanist melusine Jalondra A. Davis reviews Natasha Bowen’s “Skin of the Sea.”
Jalondra A. DavisJan 6, 2022
Rebecca Evans reviews Neal Stephenson’s latest, “Termination Shock.”
Rebecca EvansJan 3, 2022
Jerrine Tan compares “Dune” to “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.”
Jerrine TanDec 21, 2021
By assimilating gameplay repetition into its story, “Deathloop” hints at resolving the dissonance between game form and narrative form.
Nathan WainsteinNov 20, 2021
“The City of Good Death” deals in stereotypes related to India, but it also vividly presents the life of the characters in its lush prose.
Suparno BanerjeeNov 14, 2021
Today’s conspiracy fantasies come from a world where we feel that we are trapped in a game we can’t win. Can counter-conspiracy games be the antidote?
Max Haiven, A. T. Kingsmith, Aris Komporozos-AthanasiouNov 13, 2021
New novels by Kim Newman and Michael Shea illustrate the power of popular myth.
Rob LathamNov 6, 2021
Although not the werewolf novel it was initially reported as being, “Murder at Full Moon” is something even better: a metafictional novel with teeth.
Jess NevinsOct 31, 2021
Virginia L. Conn reviews the new collection of scientific fiction from Chen Qiufan and Kai-Fu Lee, “AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future.”
Virginia L. ConnOct 30, 2021
Steven Shaviro reviews the new novel by Jennifer Marie Brissett, “Destroyer of Light.”
Steven ShaviroOct 16, 2021
Daniel Olivas asks Latinx horror writer V. Castro about her debut novel, “The Queen of the Cicadas.”
Daniel A. OlivasOct 2, 2021
With the release of MyHeritage’s Deep Nostalgia, Justin Tackett reflects on how reproduction technologies throughout history have honed “the human.”
Justin TackettSep 25, 2021
In “My Heart Is a Chainsaw,” Jade Daniels wields an encyclopedic knowledge of horror as a tool of protection against her — and her town’s — disturbing...
Kali SimmonsSep 24, 2021
“Literary Afrofuturism in the Twenty-First Century” stands firm in the messiness of it all, proclaiming that said messiness as, in fact, a part of...
Suyi Davies OkungbowaSep 12, 2021
Billy J. Stratton is haunted by “The Only Good Indians,” the recently published novel by Stephen Graham Jones.
Billy J. StrattonSep 11, 2021
Dan Friedman enjoys the tales in “The Best of World SF: Volume 1,” edited by Lavie Tidhar.
Dan FriedmanAug 28, 2021
“Disco Elysium: The Final Cut” is a roleplaying game that turns a murder mystery into a surreal voyage through the history of capitalism and empire.
Christian P. HainesJul 31, 2021
How my 14-year-old self commissioned sci-fi writer Octavia Butler in 1979 to write an essay that still resonates today: “Lost Races of Science...
Miguel EstebanJul 25, 2021
Despite its promising beginning, “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” deserted its noble ambitions as the story moved forward.
Justice HaganJul 25, 2021
Christina Orlando reviews "Sorrowland," the latest novel from Rivers Solomon.
Christina OrlandoJul 24, 2021