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 Soviet Matrix: On the Strugatsky Brothers’ “The Doomed City”

  Marat Grinberg on the long-awaited translation of the Strugatsky Brothers' "The Doomed City."

  Marat GrinbergNov 5, 2016

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  J. G. Ballard’s “High-Rise”: When We Feared Skyscraper Living

  Twentieth-century fears of overpopulation are alive and well in “High-Rise,” J. G. Ballard’s classic science fiction novel and its 2016 film adaptation.

  Carl AbbottOct 15, 2016

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  On Samuel R. Delany’s “Dark Reflections”

  Matthew Cheney reviews Samuel R. Delany’s “Dark Reflections.”

  Matthew CheneyOct 9, 2016

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  Tabloid Psychoanalysis

  Can Kyle Arnold can figure out PKD in "The Divine Madness of Philip K. Dick"?

  D. Harlan WilsonOct 8, 2016

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  Fantasy or Faith? Carlos Hernandez’s “The Assimilated Cuban’s Guide to Quantum Santeria”

  Hernandez’s collection defies categorization, bringing together elements of Latina/o and science fiction writing in a mashup of science, magic, and belief.

  Joy Sanchez-TaylorOct 8, 2016

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  The Bill Hodges Trilogy, or, Timing is Everything

  Patrick McAleer looks at the coincidences and pleasures of Stephen King’s Bill Hodges trilogy.

  Patrick McAleerOct 1, 2016

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  D. G. Compton, Authenticity, and Privacy

  Anna Clark on D.G. Compton’s "The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe."

  Anna E. ClarkSep 28, 2016

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  Global Swarming

  How has the zombie been transformed from a Haitian folk legend to the defining monster of the globalized world?

  Tom FlemingSep 10, 2016

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  Finding Silence: Indra Das’s “The Devourers”

  The experience of reading Indra Das’s “The Devourers” novel is like watching a surrealist film: it is poetic, playful, and at times miraculous.

  Malisa KurtzSep 3, 2016

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  The Fantastic Worlds of Guy Gavriel Kay

  Christine Fischer Guy interviews Guy Gavriel Kay on the role of fantasy in his novels.

  Christine Fischer GuyAug 14, 2016

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  A Trickster Imagination

  Helen Oyeyemi’s dazzling technique in “What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours” engages the reader’s mind; the heart is undisturbed.

  Ilana TeitelbaumAug 12, 2016

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  The Discovered Country: “Star Trek Beyond”

  “Star Trek Beyond” is fine. It’s mostly enjoyable … It’s "Star Trek", neither at its best nor its worst, and I like "Star Trek" even at its very worst.

  Gerry CanavanJul 29, 2016

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