John Grant is slipping unintentionally, and now that he has started he’s not sure how to stop, having departed in March 2071 but incongruously finding himself at the
The purpose of science is to demystify the unknown, to understand the processes of the world, to reveal the truth behind the apparent; it is not the role
Following their comprehensive collection of essays published late last year, Science Fiction: A Literary History, the British Library continue their exploration of the realms of that genre with
On the evening of Friday 20th January at Edinburgh’s Blackwell’s Bookshop on South Bridge, prolific science fiction author Stephen Baxter took time out from working on his current
Jupiter, the lord of the solar system which dwarfs the other planets, has featured prominently in mythology, astronomy, and science fiction, notably in the work of the legendary
Expanded from his 1946 short story Guardian Angel, Arthur C Clarke‘s Childhood’s End has had a long and complicated path from its 1953 publication to the television miniseries
History repeats itself in this, the third novel from South African writer Lauren Beukes, as across the twentieth century a serial killer stalks the streets of Chicago. From
The opening frames of this film quote the profound wisdom of an acknowledged grand master of science fiction, Sir Arthur C Clarke – “Two possibilities exist: Either we
