SF

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

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  Apocalypse Always: On Matthew Wolf-Meyer’s “Theory for the World to Come”

  Sean Guynes evaluates “Theory for the World to Come,” the recently published book from Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer.

  Sean GuynesNov 7, 2020

  • Literary Criticism

  • SF

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  Can a Video Game Express Modernist Values?

  “Dark Souls” is marked by formal features — difficulty, narrative fragmentation, and spatiotemporal distortion — that are associated with modernist art.

  Nathan WainsteinOct 31, 2020

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  Psychopathic High Strangeness: On Jeremy Robert Johnson’s “The Loop”

  Matt E. Lewis reviews “The Loop” by Jeremy Robert Johnson.

  Matt E. LewisOct 29, 2020

  • Noir

  • SF

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  #MeToo with a Magical Filter

  Dylan Farrow’s YA novel explores the fantastic power of gaslighting and false narratives.

  Amy ZimmermanOct 27, 2020

  • SF

  • Young Adult & Children’s Literature

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  Of Course They Would: On Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future”

  Gerry Canavan reviews Kim Stanley Robinson's new book, "The Ministry for the Future."

  Gerry CanavanOct 27, 2020

  • SF

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  Denizens of Futures That Failed to Take: On M. John Harrison’s “The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again”

  Nina Allan reviews “The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again,” the latest novel from M. John Harrison.

  Nina AllanOct 24, 2020

  • SF

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  The Butch Lesbian Sci-Fi Aesthetic: A Conversation With Tamsyn Muir

  Mikaella Clements speaks with Tamsyn Muir about her Locked Tomb trilogy, lesbian romance, forging new directions in sci-fi, and finding her Kiwi voice

  Mikaella ClementsOct 21, 2020

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • SF

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  The Beauty of the House: On Susanna Clarke’s “Piranesi”

  Ilana Teitelbaum reviews "Piranesi," the newest novel from Susanna Clarke.

  Ilana TeitelbaumOct 18, 2020

  • SF

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  We Don’t Know Anything: On “Growing Things” and the Paul Tremblay Mythos

  Gabino Iglesias reviews “Growing Things,” the recently published collection of short stories by Paul Tremblay.

  Gabino IglesiasOct 14, 2020

  • Noir

  • SF

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  “Mordew” and the New Leftist Imaginary

  Alex Pheby’s “Mordew” is dark fantasy for late capitalism.

  Alexandra MarracciniSep 19, 2020

  • SF

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  Man in the Maze: A Conversation with Robert Silverberg

  A Grand Master talks about his career and the evolution of the SF marketplace since the 1950s.

  Rob LathamSep 18, 2020

  • SF

• Thinking Polyphonically: A Conversation with David Mitchell

  Mitch R. Murray speaks with author David Mitchell about his newest novel, “Utopia Avenue,” music, television, and the possibility of the novel and utopia.

  Mitch R. MurraySep 11, 2020

  • SF