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The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror from @theguardian.com
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The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup
Aerth by Deborah Tomkins; Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix; Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao; The Garden by Nick Newman
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January 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror from @theguardian.com
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Then and now.
Left: Four Ways to Forgiveness (first edition), published by Harper Prism in 1995.
Right: Five Ways to Forgiveness, now including "Old Music and the Slave Women," and with an introduction by Nnedi Okorafor—coming February 25th from Union Square & Co.
Left: Four Ways to Forgiveness (first edition), published by Harper Prism in 1995.
Right: Five Ways to Forgiveness, now including "Old Music and the Slave Women," and with an introduction by Nnedi Okorafor—coming February 25th from Union Square & Co.
January 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Then and now.
Left: Four Ways to Forgiveness (first edition), published by Harper Prism in 1995.
Right: Five Ways to Forgiveness, now including "Old Music and the Slave Women," and with an introduction by Nnedi Okorafor—coming February 25th from Union Square & Co.
Left: Four Ways to Forgiveness (first edition), published by Harper Prism in 1995.
Right: Five Ways to Forgiveness, now including "Old Music and the Slave Women," and with an introduction by Nnedi Okorafor—coming February 25th from Union Square & Co.
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Since my kids have grown, I read a LOT. This year was no different. I read fiction, non-fiction and in particular, science themed non-fiction in form of physical books, ebooks & audiobooks.
Allow me to share my "read" list for 🧪📚 in 2024: 83 science themed books, 36 written by women.
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Allow me to share my "read" list for 🧪📚 in 2024: 83 science themed books, 36 written by women.
🧵
December 31, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Since my kids have grown, I read a LOT. This year was no different. I read fiction, non-fiction and in particular, science themed non-fiction in form of physical books, ebooks & audiobooks.
Allow me to share my "read" list for 🧪📚 in 2024: 83 science themed books, 36 written by women.
🧵
Allow me to share my "read" list for 🧪📚 in 2024: 83 science themed books, 36 written by women.
🧵
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I'm probably not going to read any more books before the end of the year, so let's look back at 2024 in books. I read a lot, there were a lot of books I liked, but it turns out that the more you read, the more you wonder about the books you didn't get to. wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2024/12/2024...
2024, A Year in Reading: Best Books of the Year
I read 190 books in 2024. That is, I think it's fair to say, a lot of books. And yet somehow, when I come to make my year-end summary, all I...
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December 31, 2024 at 4:12 PM
I'm probably not going to read any more books before the end of the year, so let's look back at 2024 in books. I read a lot, there were a lot of books I liked, but it turns out that the more you read, the more you wonder about the books you didn't get to. wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2024/12/2024...
January 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
December 28, 2024 at 10:51 AM
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My top 10 SFF of the year are up at @nytimes.com today, with one notable lacuna because I only managed to read it after I filed, so take it from me that METAL FROM HEAVEN absolutely belongs on this list & would have been if I had my shit more together, demonstrating why lists should be taken w/salt
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2024 (Gift Article)
The year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by Kelly Link, alien epics and promising starts to series.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:28 PM
My top 10 SFF of the year are up at @nytimes.com today, with one notable lacuna because I only managed to read it after I filed, so take it from me that METAL FROM HEAVEN absolutely belongs on this list & would have been if I had my shit more together, demonstrating why lists should be taken w/salt
December 27, 2024 at 10:15 AM
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New Scientists science fiction short story top picks. Mostly classics from 20th Century. www.newscientist.com/article/2460... #Author #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #ScienceFiction #SciFi #BlueSky #BookSky #SciFiSky #WritersNetwork #WritingAndBooks #ShortStory
Our writers pick the 26 best science fiction short stories of all time
We asked New Scientist writers to pick their favourite sci-fi short story. From H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine to Octavia E. Butler’s Bloodchild, via stories from George R. R. Martin and Ursula K. Le G...
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December 23, 2024 at 4:14 PM
New Scientists science fiction short story top picks. Mostly classics from 20th Century. www.newscientist.com/article/2460... #Author #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #ScienceFiction #SciFi #BlueSky #BookSky #SciFiSky #WritersNetwork #WritingAndBooks #ShortStory
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New article - Five hard SF books (no particular order) that really impacted me: fivebooks.com/best-books/t... featuring work by @emmanewman.bsky.social Justina Robson, Chris Beckett, Terry Pratchett and Hal Clements.
The Best Hard Science Fiction Books
Hard sci fi books build fantastical worlds underpinned by rigorous science. This constraint actually provokes originality, explains multi-award winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky. He talks us through h...
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December 22, 2024 at 5:59 PM
New article - Five hard SF books (no particular order) that really impacted me: fivebooks.com/best-books/t... featuring work by @emmanewman.bsky.social Justina Robson, Chris Beckett, Terry Pratchett and Hal Clements.
Thought provoking chart and article that shows everything that has ever existed and ask the question: is the universe a black hole 🤯
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from @economist.com
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from @economist.com
The chart of everything
This chart shows every object that has ever existed, and raises a question: is the universe a black hole?
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December 22, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Thought provoking chart and article that shows everything that has ever existed and ask the question: is the universe a black hole 🤯
www.economist.com/interactive/...
from @economist.com
www.economist.com/interactive/...
from @economist.com
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At Slate, Dan Kois lists The Language of the Night as one of the best literary rediscoveries of the year: "This new edition, with a thoughtful introduction by Ken Liu, should remind readers that the questions we’re grappling with now, about identity, empathy, and appropriation, are eternal."
The 15 Best Literary Rediscoveries of 2024
From comics to sci-fi to a forgotten novel by a TV superstar.
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December 13, 2024 at 7:45 PM
At Slate, Dan Kois lists The Language of the Night as one of the best literary rediscoveries of the year: "This new edition, with a thoughtful introduction by Ken Liu, should remind readers that the questions we’re grappling with now, about identity, empathy, and appropriation, are eternal."
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Introducing, the Angry Robot Books 2025 list!
We have so many fantastic books coming out next year, so we have compiled this list for you all!
This thread will contain details for the entire year, check it out below!
We have so many fantastic books coming out next year, so we have compiled this list for you all!
This thread will contain details for the entire year, check it out below!
December 10, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Introducing, the Angry Robot Books 2025 list!
We have so many fantastic books coming out next year, so we have compiled this list for you all!
This thread will contain details for the entire year, check it out below!
We have so many fantastic books coming out next year, so we have compiled this list for you all!
This thread will contain details for the entire year, check it out below!
This is cool!
If you have a pair of 3D glasses handy, you might want to take another look at the cover of the 50th anniversary edition of The Dispossessed!
Now available from Harper Perennial. Cover art by Muhammad Fatchurofi.
Now available from Harper Perennial. Cover art by Muhammad Fatchurofi.
December 6, 2024 at 10:41 PM
This is cool!
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Sci-Fi on Five Books:
The Best of Science Fiction | Five Books recommends
The best sci fi books, recommended by those who know: from timeless classics of science fiction to the best new novels, taking in cli-fi, space colonies, time travel and more.
fivebooks.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Sci-Fi on Five Books:
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Over on the newsletter, I've rounded up 14 SF/F books that you should check out this December: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/december-202...
December 6, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Over on the newsletter, I've rounded up 14 SF/F books that you should check out this December: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/december-202...
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Adam Roberts at The Guardian names five of the best SF books from 2024.
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
Five of the best science fiction books of 2024
From a post-apocalyptic dystopia to a brilliant time-travel debut, a far-future take on humanity and more
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Adam Roberts at The Guardian names five of the best SF books from 2024.
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...
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Strap in the for the first two episodes of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew! Star Wars' take on the "kids on bikes" genre is big on charm, but also has a pretty good mystery at its core:
#starwarsskeletoncrew
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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Premiere Is High on Charm - Reactor
The series is high on nostaglia for a certain kind of kids' adventure, but its central mystery is what really powers the tale
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December 4, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Strap in the for the first two episodes of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew! Star Wars' take on the "kids on bikes" genre is big on charm, but also has a pretty good mystery at its core:
#starwarsskeletoncrew
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#starwarsskeletoncrew
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The final update to this year's best science fiction books is live! It came up a bit out of order (it's by publication, not ranked) for me, but all the same, the fall additions are at the bottom:
The 30 Best Sci-Fi Books of 2024
This year’s best sci-fi outings are full of questions about how we might live differently with one another, on our troubled planet or in the farthest reaches of space.
www.esquire.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:29 PM
The final update to this year's best science fiction books is live! It came up a bit out of order (it's by publication, not ranked) for me, but all the same, the fall additions are at the bottom:
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We're so pleased to bring back Ursula's "Navigating the Ocean of Story" posts from 2015-2016. In this series, originally hosted at Book View Café, she took questions about fiction writing and gave thoughtful answers about structure, genre, character, publishing, and so much more.
Ursula K. Le Guin — Book View Café: Navigating the Ocean of Story
www.ursulakleguin.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:23 PM
We're so pleased to bring back Ursula's "Navigating the Ocean of Story" posts from 2015-2016. In this series, originally hosted at Book View Café, she took questions about fiction writing and gave thoughtful answers about structure, genre, character, publishing, and so much more.
Shirley Jackson, of The Haunting of Hill House fame, published her short story, “The Lottery” in the @newyorker.com 👇🏼
It’s a story where the tension builds until the gruesome ending.
For a bit more on her legacy the @theconversation.com has this 👇🏼
It’s a story where the tension builds until the gruesome ending.
For a bit more on her legacy the @theconversation.com has this 👇🏼
December 1, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Shirley Jackson, of The Haunting of Hill House fame, published her short story, “The Lottery” in the @newyorker.com 👇🏼
It’s a story where the tension builds until the gruesome ending.
For a bit more on her legacy the @theconversation.com has this 👇🏼
It’s a story where the tension builds until the gruesome ending.
For a bit more on her legacy the @theconversation.com has this 👇🏼
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2024 saw the launch of @waterstones.bsky.social's Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of the Month, and we've had eleven fantastic titles so far!
How many did you read? (title details in the alt txt)
Can't wait to see what next year brings ♥️🚀🧙♂️
#BookSky
#scifi
#fantasy
#books
How many did you read? (title details in the alt txt)
Can't wait to see what next year brings ♥️🚀🧙♂️
#BookSky
#scifi
#fantasy
#books
December 1, 2024 at 11:11 AM
2024 saw the launch of @waterstones.bsky.social's Science Fiction & Fantasy Book of the Month, and we've had eleven fantastic titles so far!
How many did you read? (title details in the alt txt)
Can't wait to see what next year brings ♥️🚀🧙♂️
#BookSky
#scifi
#fantasy
#books
How many did you read? (title details in the alt txt)
Can't wait to see what next year brings ♥️🚀🧙♂️
#BookSky
#scifi
#fantasy
#books
November 28, 2024 at 9:06 PM
From @science.org a review of two books that discuss the impact of two space telescope programs
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Portraits of the Universe
A pair of books celebrate the discoveries made by two major space telescope programs
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November 27, 2024 at 8:45 AM
From @science.org a review of two books that discuss the impact of two space telescope programs
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...