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The 26 Best Middle Grade Science Fiction Books

The last few decades have seen an explosion of really well-written science fiction aimed at middle graders/tweens. I would have…

4 years ago

The Best Postcyberpunk Books

Postcyberpunk is just like cyberpunk (high tech + low life), but without a few of its tropes: you're less likely…

4 years ago

The Bestselling Science Fiction Books of All Time

These books have all stood the test of time, and continue to be popular. (more…)

4 years ago

The Best Science Fiction Books of 2021

Once again, writers took a hold of the future and gave it a good throttling in 2021. (more…)

4 years ago

Review: <em>Children of Time</em> by Adrian Tchaikovsky

The idea was to terraform a world to prepare it for human life (check, done), send in a supervirus that…

4 years ago

Best Science Fiction Heist Books

Fortunately, the future has its fair share of charming rogues, tempting targets, and outrageous escapes. (more…)

5 years ago

Best Science Fiction Books Published Since This Blog Started

It's been seven years since my first blog post (4 Things You Didn't Know About Dune), and it's time to…

5 years ago

Review: <em>Borne</em> by Jeff VanderMeer

Author Jeff VanderMeer is known for his surreal sci-fi Southern Reach trilogy (the first book was Annihilation, which was made…

5 years ago

Best Modern Science Fiction Authors

There are plenty of old masters of science fiction, including Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, Le Guin, and so…

5 years ago

Review: <em>Lagoon</em> by Nnedi Okorafor

A giant spaceship lands in the waters offshore of Lagos, the most populous city in Nigeria, and things get out…

5 years ago