In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.

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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 ...

A collection of stories set in George R. R. Martin’s Wild Cards universe and a novel from The Expanse author James S. A.

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 ...

It's the start of a new season, and that means plenty of new fantasy and sci-fi books to add to your bookshelf. Here are 13 ...

Set in late-21st-century Australia, this novel (published in Australia in 2022 but out now more widely) follows Tao-Yi in a world where most people spend their lives in an immersive virtual reality ...

The bestselling book by Orson Scott Card has been ranked the "best science fiction" novel of all time on Goodreads, based on ...

We’re in a cultural moment of villain appreciation, spearheaded by films like “Wicked.” Science fiction and fantasy books have played into the trend, with recent bestsellers such as “Starter Villain,” ...

Looking for the best Indian sci-fi novels to read? These must-read Indian science fiction novels explore aliens, cloning, and ...

Penguin has been publishing high-quality paperbacks of classic science fiction since the late 1950s. As times change, you can see how the book covers move from stately red and black (above) to crazed ...