SF

"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — Frank Herbert

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  The Problem Belongs to Every Last Person: On Matt Bell’s “Appleseed”

  Matt Bell’s “Appleseed” explores a world led by Silicon Valley types for whom saving the planet is just another business venture.

  Morgan FordeJun 26, 2021

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  What Does It Take to Create a World?: On Lynell George’s “A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler”

  Gerry Canavan visits the world of Octavia E. Butler in Lynell George’s “A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky.”

  Gerry CanavanJun 19, 2021

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  Metabolizing the Future

  In a country ruined by World War, a generation of Japanese visionaries in literature and architecture imagined ways to survive global apocalypse.

  De Witt Douglas KilgoreJun 5, 2021

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  The Forgotten Genius of Leo Perutz

  Daniel Polansky offers an overview of the unfortunately neglected novels of Leo Perutz.

  Daniel PolanskyMay 1, 2021

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  Diagnosing Dysfunction: On Lee Matthew Goldberg’s “Orange City”

  Matthew Raese visits "Orange City," the latest novel from Lee Matthew Goldberg.

  Matthew RaeseApr 24, 2021

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  The Baba Yaga Takes the A Train

  Veronica Schanoes weaves together past and present, myth and current events as she leads us to meditate on celebrity, life, death, and loss.

  Mark SoderstromApr 17, 2021

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• The Poetics of Metamorphosis

  Samanta Schweblin and Anna Starobinets are two of the most original horror writers active today.

  Muireann MaguireApr 10, 2021

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  Three Books About a Better World

  Kim Stanley Robinson, Yanis Varoufakis, and Carl Neville have all released utopian novels in 2020, but is there value in speculating about a post-capitalist future?

  Gareth WatkinsMar 28, 2021

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  Bugs and Features: On Video Game Glitches and Interpretation

  Are video game glitches a flaw in the art, or a feature?

  Nathan WainsteinMar 27, 2021

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  The House Is the Body: On Kim-Anh Schreiber’s “Fantasy”

  Anthony Graham enjoys "Fantasy," the debut novel by Kim-Anh Schreiber.

  Anthony GrahamMar 15, 2021

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  Febrile Magic

  A superb collection of short and long (mostly long) stories by an award-winning fantasy author.

  Rob LathamMar 6, 2021

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  Bomb Under the Table: On Kazuo Ishiguro’s “Klara and the Sun”

  Anita Felicelli reviews the new novel from Kazuo Ishiguro, "Klara and the Sun."

  Anita FelicelliMar 5, 2021

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