Reviews and Comments

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (Lady Astronaut, #1)

On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to Earth and obliterated much of the east coast …

Ball Lightning by Cixin Liu

A new standalone military SF adventure from the bestselling and award-winning author of The Three-Body Problem.

When Chen’s parents are …

I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong

Joining the ranks of popular science classics like The Botany of Desire and The Selfish Gene, a groundbreaking, wondrously informative, …

The Female Man by Joanna Russ

In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns (Sub-Inspector Ferron Mysteries) by Elizabeth Bear

Duplex by Kathryn Davis

"Mary and Eddie are meant for each other-- but love is no guarantee, not in these suburbs. Like all children, …

The Descent of Monsters by JY Yang

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)

"Sci-Fi's favorite antisocial AI is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayChris Corporation is floundering, and more …

Gnomon by Nick Harkaway

"In the world of Gnomon, citizens are ceaselessly observed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of "transparency." When suspected dissident …

The genocides by Thomas M. Disch

The Puppies of Terra by Thomas M. Disch

Echo Round Bones by Thomas M. Disch

The lathe of heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

“The Lathe of Heaven” ; 1971 ( Ursula Le Guin received the 1973 Locus Award for this story) George Orr …

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante ([Neapolitan -- book one])

From one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, comes this ravishing and generous-hearted novel about a friendship that lasts a lifetime. …

THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS, SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection by Ursula K. Le Guin

Comment by Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Guardian's website: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin …