This article was originally published on winteriscoming.net as 7 underrated sci-fi authors you should be reading right now. There are dozens of excellent science fiction books and series out there, ...

And so works centered on some “extinction-like event”—books like The Road, o r The Handmaid’s Tale, or The Leftovers —do, in effect, count as science-fiction.

If science fiction (sci-fi) is a genre that appeals to your kids here are the best science fiction chapter books about space, inventions, and more.

Come on, admit it. We all have at least one famous science fiction or fantasy novel that we’ve never actually read, but we’ve looked at the Cliff’s Notes, or scanned the Wikipedia entry, so ...

Comment The best new science fiction books of December 2023 A novelisation of Zack Snyder’s film Rebel Moon, a new Star Wars novel and the much-anticipated second spy thriller from Terry Hayes ...

A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 10, 2023, Page 21 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy.

A list of 25 of the science fiction and fantasy books Polygon is most excited for in 2024, including new Leigh Bardugo, T. Kingfisher, James S.A. Corey, and more.

The Last Dangerous Visions (edited by Harlan Ellison) I missed this one last month, but I’m including it in our November round-up as I’m sure many of you will be keen to learn about it. The ...

This week’s recommendations include a collection of Harlan Ellison’s famous science fiction, a love story set in 19th-century Sudan, a meditation on birding and more.