To make a titanic work of science fiction, one might think one would need to come up with a titanically long book – maybe even a titanically long series to qualify *cough* Dune *cough wheeze*. Ahem.

It’s always delightful to watch talented authors make old tropes fresh; perhaps that’s what makes ELLE’s picks from this year ...

Set in late-21st-century Australia, this novel (published in Australia in 2022 but out now more widely) follows Tao-Yi in a world where most people spend their lives in an immersive virtual reality ...

So: what were the best works of science fiction published this year? I will start with two new books that aren’t actually new, but have only just been published in English. First up is Ice by Jacek ...