The latest in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time series is out this month, along with a speculative retelling of Moby-Dick and a forgotten classic from 1936 ...

This is definitely on my reading list: in fact, I am hoping we might choose it for a future New Scientist Book Club read. Longlisted for the Booker already, it has been described by our sci-fi ...

Whether you’re looking for a classic or the latest and greatest, start here. By The New York Times Books Staff The year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by Kelly Link, alien epics ...

In honor of Black History Month, we're recommending these fantasy and sci-fi novels written by Black authors.

The author of the Red Rising series recommends books cloaked in myth that use fantastic adventures to explore what it means to be human. By Pierce Brown Pierce Brown is the number-one New York Times ...

It’s that time of the year again! As we finally put 2024 to bed, it’s time to start looking forward to what the 2025 publishing season holds in store for our TBR piles. The answer, at a glance, is “a ...

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Pick up any science fiction book from the 1960s, and you’ll find parallel dimensions explained through magic portals or mysterious machines that work “just because.” Today’s readers want stories that ...

From monsters to fungi to paranoia, our roundup of science fiction horror books is sure to give you the chills. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Popular science fiction has long shaped public understanding of scientific possibility, yet studies suggest that many widely recognized sci-fi concepts depart significantly from established physics. A ...