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Feeling Solarpunk: On Becky Chambers’s Monk and Robot Series
Kurt David reviews Becky Chambers’s Monk and Robot series, “A Prayer for the Crown-Shy” and “A Psalm for the Wild-Built.”
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"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — Frank Herbert
A Lifetime Drama of Escape: On M. John Harrison’s “Wish I Was Here”
Roger Luckhurst reviews M. John Harrison’s “Wish I Was Here: An Anti-Memoir.”
Your Genes Aren’t Your Destiny: On Ann Leckie’s “Translation State”
David M. Higgins reviews Ann Leckie’s “Translation State.”
Oblivion Beckons: On Thomas Ligotti’s “Pictures of Apocalypse”
Greg Cwik reviews “Pictures of Apocalypse” by Thomas Ligotti.
Wolves at the Door: On Lee Mandelo’s “Feed Them Silence”
Sloane Holzer reviews Lee Mandelo’s “Feed Them Silence.”
Racial Resentment and the Scavenging Beast: On Erin E. Adams’s “Jackal”
Shannon Scott reviews Erin E. Adams’s “Jackal.”
Out from the Shadow of the Vampire: On Chris McKay’s “Renfield”
Olivia Rutigliano follows the figure of Renfield from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel ‘Dracula’ through various adaptations, culminating in Chris McKay’s 2023 film “Renfield.”
Magic, Memory, and Myth: On adrienne maree brown’s “Fables and Spells”
Candice Thornton examines the magic, memory, and myth in adrienne maree brown’s “Fables and Spells.”
Fury Born from Helplessness: On Leopoldo Gout’s “Piñata”
Matthew James Seidel reviews Leopoldo Gout’s “Piñata.”
Everyone Is Going Away: On Yuri Herrera’s “Ten Planets”
Mattia Ravasi reviews Yuri Herrera’s “Ten Planets.”
Vast Silences: On Victor LaValle’s “Lone Women”
John Edward Martin reviews Victor LaValle’s “Lone Women.”
Science Fiction as Mode of Action: On MIT Press’s “Uneven Futures”
Roger Luckhurst reviews the new collection of essays “Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival from Speculative Fiction” from MIT Press.
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