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

The Matter of America: On Michael Swanwick’s “The Iron Dragon’s Mother”
Michael Swanwick’s “The Iron Dragon’s Mother” looks at the failure of those with privilege and power to address the wrongs of the world.
Sean GuynesJan 25, 2020
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Tracking Reality’s “Fuckedness Quotient”: An Interview with William Gibson
Eliot Peper talks to William Gibson about his new novel, "The Agency," a sequel to "The Peripheral."
Eliot PeperJan 25, 2020
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Normality Becomes Madness: Trauma in Contemporary Nordic Speculative Fiction
Katie Smith looks at three recent books to consider how Nordic SF writers grapple with trauma through highly experimental prose.
Katie SmithJan 20, 2020
Promiscuous Autobiography on Facebook: An Interview with Samuel R. Delany, Part II
Alex Wermer-Colan interviews sci-fi legend Samuel R. Delany about queerness, history, literature, and identity as the author moves into his late career.
Alex Wermer-ColanJan 10, 2020
The Secret Chambers of the Heart: Robert W. Chambers and “The King in Yellow”
"The King in Yellow: Annotated Edition” is the definitive edition of this legendary yet too little understood work.
Paul StJohn MackintoshJan 3, 2020
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An Uneven Showcase of 1960s SF
Rob Latham reviews the new Library of America set of 1960s SF novels.
Rob LathamDec 13, 2019
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On Futurity and Futility: Jeff VanderMeer’s “Dead Astronauts”
Alison Sperling reviews Jeff VanderMeer’s latest novel, “Dead Astronauts.”
Alison SperlingDec 7, 2019
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A New Simultaneous Reality: On Shane Jones’s “Vincent and Alice and Alice”
Matt E. Lewis reviews “Vincent and Alice and Alice” by Shane Jones.
Matt E. LewisNov 21, 2019
The Impossible Future of the Futures Market
A special issue of “New Centennial Review” tackles the metastases of finance capitalism.
John RiederNov 1, 2019
Apocalyptic Childhood: On Cixin Liu’s “Supernova Era”
Cixin Liu’s “Supernova Era” offers a tantalizing glimpse into another universe where parents won’t simply let their children die without a fight.
Gerry CanavanOct 29, 2019
- Around the World
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Writing Books Never Gets Easier: An Interview with Hanna Jameson
Jim Ruland talks to writer Hanna Jameson about her new novel, “The Last.”
Jim RulandOct 28, 2019
- Noir
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Dance Apocalyptic: Tim Maughan’s “Infinite Detail” and Media After the Internet
For Tim Maughan, culture is resolutely material. What happens to cultural production when the dominant medium of our moment, the cloud, evaporates?
Jeffrey MoroOct 26, 2019
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