Whether you're looking for a classic or the latest and greatest, start here. By The New York Times Books Staff The year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by Kelly Link, alien epics ...

The latest Tron movie was a box office flop, and the potential success of Apple TV's Nueromancer series may forever cement ...

The trend of literary authors veering into science fiction shows no sign of slowing down, as science fiction remains the best way to talk about our weird era. Ian McEwan and Rick Moody both have SF ...

There’s been an explosive renaissance in science fiction and fantasy TV and film programming for quite some time now. Yet, there’s still room for more. The complex nature of most science fiction and ...

The novel “Observer” plays off the idea that acts of observation give rise to the reality we observe. (Adobe Stock / Thapana Studio) Do we each create our own reality? Could different observers create ...

The power of words Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring, which begins with a form of sci-fi, led to the ban on DDT in agriculture, showing how sci-fi can influence real-world science. (Courtesy: ...

Fictional alien worlds have evolved to resemble the real ones astronomers are finding. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Trends in ...

It seems we’re using science fiction as a roadmap to make our dreams, and more often nightmares, come true. Why is it that we manufacture a nightmarish future and refuse to heed the warnings so ...