Science fiction emerged nearly 300 years ago during a time of great advances in science. Since then authors have tried to make sense of their world by imagining what the future will look like.

It wasn’t really until the late 19th century that fiction begin to engage with scientific possibility. The French novelist ...

There are slimmer sci-fi pickings than usual at the end of the year, but gems can still be found, whether that’s a visit to George R. R. Martin’s Wild Card universe, or a graphic novel adaptation of C ...

The people of his utopian future had no need for paper money ... a theme that still reoccurs regularly in science fiction. First published in 1968, John Brunner’s dystopian novel Stand on ...

Hugo Gernsback, the undisputed father of science fiction, coined the term "scientifiction" in the early 20th century. His ...

The long-term exclusion of people of colour from science fiction offers up an interesting paradox. Getty Images How can a genre that imagines a future of infinite possibilities be seemingly unable ...

The year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by Kelly Link, alien epics and promising starts to series. By Amal El-Mohtar Recent books by Minsoo Kang, Margaret Killjoy and ...