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

Russian Cosmism Versus Interstellar Bosses: Reclaiming Full-Throttle Luxury Space Communism
Aaron Winslow reviews the collection "Russian Cosmism," edited by Boris Groys.
Aaron WinslowAug 18, 2018
Frankenstein Turns 200 and Becomes Required Reading for Scientists
"Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds" can remind scientists and engineers to proceed with caution.
Sidney PerkowitzJul 9, 2018
The Cost of War: Parts and Labor
Ahmed Saadawi’s novel “Frankenstein in Baghdad” continues to win prizes for good reason: it is one of the best fictional accounts of the Iraq War yet.
Roger LuckhurstJun 16, 2018
The Earth Strikes Back! Post-Thatcherite Neoliberalism in Ian McDonald’s “Luna: Wolf Moon”
“Luna: Wolf Moon” reminds us that space-utopianism based on imperial or neoliberal ideals will not escape the gravity well of such dystopian foundations.
Hugh Charles O’ConnellJun 9, 2018
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Noir Turned on Its Side
Robert Allen Papinchak reviews “Noir” by Christopher Moore.
Robert Allen PapinchakJun 8, 2018
- Noir
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The Art and Activism of the Anthropocene, Part II: A Conversation with Jeff VanderMeer, Zaria Forman, and Gleb Raygorodetsky
Amy Brady of “Guernica” magazine presents the second conversation in the series “The Art and Activism of the Anthropocene.”
Amy BradyJun 6, 2018
Weird Ways of Seeing: Patrick Nagatani’s Nuclear Vision
Twenty-seven years after its publication, Patrick Nagatani’s “Nuclear Enchantment” still sees the lurking violence of the American nuclear project.
Jeffrey MoroJun 2, 2018
The Void Behind the Face of Order: Robert Aickman’s Strange Stories
A new collection of rare ghost stories by a British master of the form.
Gregory MorrisonMay 29, 2018
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Recruitment, Ridicule, and Revolution in “The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.”
Electrifying and entertaining, "The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O." uses rich characters and a gripping plot to make a well-researched, time-traveling adventure.
David ShipkoMay 26, 2018
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In the Year 11945 No One Really Dies Without a Reason: On “NieR: Automata”
Why are we so fascinated right now with technological utopias predicated on the rise of artificial intelligence?
Ernesto OyarbideMay 26, 2018
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The Dark Forest and Its Discontents: Cixin Liu’s “Death’s End”
Peter Berard reviews the final book of Cixin Liu's "Remembrance of Earth’s Past" trilogy.
Peter BerardMay 19, 2018
- Around the World
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A New Hope, Ambiguously
There is a stately elegance to all the stories collected in Vandana Singh’s “Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories.”
Matthew CheneyMay 19, 2018
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