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The editors of The New York Times Book Review bring you immersive climate fiction , our latest reviews , gripping dystopian ...
I ’ve seen the future, and it’s bleak – at least according to these ten sci-fi authors. Alien invasions. Climate change.
Dystopian stories set in terrifying post-apocalyptic landscapes represent some of the very best movies that sci-fi has to offer, although some incredible films have flown under the radar. Everyone ...
New books by Mia Tsai, J.R. Dawson, Daniel Kraus and Seth Haddon explore how we recall the past when everything falls apart.
From generation ships to climate change, there has been some stellar sci-fi out in the past six months. Our columnist Emily H ...
This new dystopian sci-fi movie just landed on Netflix, and it feels very similar to other YA adaptations. But is it worth watching?
Paonia writer Paolo Bacigalupi reflects on 10 years since the publication of his climate thriller “The Water Knife.” ...
Sci-fi dystopian is not a new genre, thankfully, so there are plenty of other films to dive into, from newer dystopian tales to classic sci-fi adventures.
The author of the Southern Reach novels recommends immersive, entertaining books that grapple with the psychological reality ...
You’ll find futuristic books in a range of genres, though science fiction stories and dystopian tales tend to most accurately forecast the future.
Science fiction allows artists to speculate about the future through imaginative and technical concepts. But so often the prevailing vision of that future in popular culture tends toward the dystopian ...