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LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 3: Portrait of British fantasy and science fiction author Adrian Tchaikovsky, photographed at the Central Library in Leeds on February 3, 2017. (Photo by Joby Sessions/SFX Magazine/Future via Getty Images)

The best new science fiction books of 2026

On the horizon for this year are Ann Leckie's latest, Neil Jordan's debut and more from Adrian Tchaikovsky. Exciting times, says our sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson

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Mind

Can a new book crack one of neuroscience’s hardest problems? Not quite

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Bill Bryson on why he has updated A Short History of Nearly Everything

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A person wearing a generic great white shark inflatable costume goes paddleboarding in the harbor. A funny playful twist on shark and human interaction.

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Why do we feel the need to humanise everything, from dogs to cars?

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We reveal our favourite 33 books, films, games and TV to escape with

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PARADISE - ???The Day??? - Sinatra and Xavier confront the past, returning to the harrowing day that brought them to Paradise. (Disney/Brian Roedel) JAMES MARSDEN, STERLING K. BROWN, KRYS MARSHALL

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The six best science-fiction shows of 2025

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The four best science documentaries of 2025

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3D5R1ED THE OCCUPANT 2025 de Hugo Keijzer Ella Balinska. Prod DB ? Revolver Amsterdam - The Electric Shadow Company - Studio Artizm

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The two standout science-fiction films of 2025

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The best new science fiction books of December 2025

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Our verdict on sci-fi novel Every Version of You: We (mostly) loved it

New 杏吧原创 Book Club members share their thoughts on our November read, Grace Chan's Every Version of You

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Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

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Why sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks was an 鈥榓stounding鈥� world-builder

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The 13 best popular science books of 2025

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The 12 best science fiction books of 2025

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