SF

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

• A History of Cyberpunk Comics

  David M. Higgins and Matthew Iung consider the complicated history of cyberpunk comics.

  David M. Higgins, Matthew IungFeb 20, 2021

  • Comics

  • SF

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  Making Room for Santa in Tolkien’s Legendarium

  A dragon’s horde of new holiday editions of J. R. R. Tolkien.

  Nick OwcharFeb 8, 2021

  • SF

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  The Stories That Bind Us Together: On E. Lily Yu’s “On Fragile Waves”

  Sheila Regan offers insight into E. Lily Yu’s brutal novel of a family’s desperate journey across the sea.

  Sheila ReganFeb 6, 2021

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  Technology and Politics Are Inseparable: An Interview with Cory Doctorow

  In this conversation about his new novel, “Attack Surface,” Cory Doctorow imagines a path toward mending the broken systems that shape our lives.

  Eliot PeperJan 30, 2021

  • Politics

  • SF

  • Science & Technology

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  The Death of the Future: On Nnedi Okorafor’s “Remote Control”

  Dan Friedman reviews Nnedi Okorafor’s new book, “Remote Control.”

  Dan FriedmanJan 23, 2021

  • SF

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  High Fantasy with Tear Gas and Riot Gear

  Matthew Iung reflects on “The Mask of Mirrors,” the new book by M. A. Carrick.

  Matthew IungJan 19, 2021

  • SF

• Tzimtzum as (Space)craft: Jake Marmer’s Mystical Sci-Fi Poetics

  Jake Marmer talks intergalactic longing and Jewish mysticism.

  Alexander NemserJan 10, 2021

  • Poetry

  • SF

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  Haunted by the Past: The Nostalgic Future of “Cyberpunk 2077”

  “CP77” is a large franchise-oriented product of nostalgia, but ultimately not the innovation that cyberpunk could be.

  Lars SchmeinkDec 31, 2020

  • SF

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  Ray Bradbury at 100: A Conversation Between Sam Weller and Dana Gioia

  Sam Weller and Dana Gioia commemorate the centennial of Ray Bradbury’s birth and discuss the global impact of his storytelling.

  Dana Gioia, Sam WellerDec 28, 2020

  • SF

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  A Grimdark Fantasy: On R. F. Kuang’s “The Burning God”

  The Poppy Wars trilogy offers an intense and compelling revisioning of modern China.

  Krystal SongDec 17, 2020

  • SF

  • Young Adult & Children’s Literature

• Odd Couples, Carbon Coins, and Narrative Scopes: An Interview with Kim Stanley Robinson

  Kim Stanley Robinson and Everett Hamner discuss “The Ministry for the Future,” ecological defense, gender equity, economic policy, and ecoreligion.

  Everett HamnerDec 8, 2020

  • Politics

  • SF

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  Bradbury Noir: The Crimes of a Science Fiction Master

  Cullen Gallagher investigates “Killer, Come Back to Me: The Crime Stories of Ray Bradbury.”

  Nov 24, 2020

  • Noir

  • SF