There are few texts here that have what Bruce Sterling calls "genre virtue." They are all on the borderline between genre fiction and literary allegory ... it is constructed in the form of literary ...

While some speculative fiction goes off the rails & departs from any possible scientific realism, others stay true to fact & ...

This novel becomes one of the most important science fiction texts to examine assumptions about gender. The author, Ursula K Le Guin, is propelled to sci-fi fame following the success of her third ...

It seems we’re using science fiction as a roadmap to make our dreams, and more often nightmares, come true. Why is it that we ...

It’s been 25 years since China Miéville stepped into the literary spotlight with his novel “Perdido Street Station.” ...

How can we relieve anti-Muslim discrimination? Haroon Moghul says that adding a Muslim character to a certain science fiction franchise might go a long way in changing perceptions and offering a ...