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 ...

Science fiction is fictional, but it can also be a visionary insight into future technology and the environment, as in the case of 'Catching Crumbs from the Table' is a short story by Ted Chiang, ...

One of my most anticipated books of the year is out this month: a collection of short stories set in the post-apocalyptic devastation of Stephen King’s The Stand. I love a good end-times story, and ...

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 ...

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Language is ever-evolving, with new words springing up from a variety of places. Some are borrowed from other languages (“karaoke”), others are two words blended together (“doomscrolling”), and some ...