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Luminous book jacket and author Silvia Park

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Our verdict on Luminous by Silvia Park: a fascinating take on robots

The New ��ý Book Club read Silvia Park's near-future sci-fi novel Luminous in May, and had lots of good things to say (along with a few complaints)

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Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my novel Luminous

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Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my novel Luminous

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Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park

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Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park

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The best new science fiction books of May 2026

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The best new science fiction books of May 2026

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Our verdict on Red Mars: Mostly great, with a few quibbles

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Our verdict on Red Mars: Mostly great, with a few quibbles

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Author Kim Stanley Robinson revisits his vision of life on Mars

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Diamonds are surprisingly elastic when you make them tiny

Experiment with nanodiamonds reveals that they are less rigid than other diamonds, adding to our understanding of how they could be used in new technologies

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Sci-fi show The Miniature Wife underwhelms – despite the big names

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Two excellent new sci-fi novels tackle robots in very different ways

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