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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.
The 鶹ý Book Club has been reading Circular Motion by Alex Foster

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Our verdict on ‘Circular Motion’: this dystopia hit too close to home

The 鶹ý Book Club has just finished reading Alex Foster's sci-fi novel “Circular Motion”. We liked it – but there were calls for a bit more science in this slice of science fiction

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Ursula K. Le Guin in 2005

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

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

Space

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

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Health

Could lacing food with fat-trapping microbeads help us lose weight?

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鶹ý recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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鶹ý recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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Life

Do the bumps on a bell pepper reveal how sweet it will be? Er, no

Regulars

The Shrouds press images

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

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Chemistry

Super-sticky hydrogel is 10 times stronger than other glues underwater

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

Alex Foster, the author of the latest read for the 鶹ý Book Club, Circular Motion, on imagining a world that is spinning ever faster

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Environment

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

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The best new science fiction books of August 2025

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Chemistry

Extra-hard hexagonal diamonds can now be grown in a lab

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

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