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This is definitely on my reading list: in fact, I am hoping we might choose it for a future New Scientist Book Club read. Longlisted for the Booker already, it has been described by our sci-fi ...

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Heist stories are all the rage in science fiction and fantasy books of late -- and we've rounded up ten of the best of them here.

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Over the course of her career, Judy-Lynn del Rey earned a reputation as a superstar editor among her authors. Hugo Award-winner Arthur C. Clarke called Judy-Lynn del Rey the ‘most brilliant editor I ...

I’ve been looking forward to the English translation of Haruki Murakami’s latest novel, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, since it was published in Japan early last year. It’s out in time for ...