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The best new science-fiction books of April 2026

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The best new science-fiction books of April 2026

A collection of stories set in George R. R. Martin’s Wild Cards universe and a novel from TheExpanse author James S. A. Corey are among the science-fiction books we’re looking forward to this month

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Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet

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Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet

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Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on

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Why Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars is still a classic, 34 years on

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Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi classic Red Mars

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Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi classic Red Mars

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Adrian Tchaikovsky: 'I try and do interesting aliens'

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Adrian Tchaikovsky: 'I try and do interesting aliens'

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Rumours of a Firefly reboot abound, but should the Serenity fly again?

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Rumours of a Firefly reboot abound, but should the Serenity fly again?

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New ��ý recommends sci-fi novel Under the Eye of the Big Bird

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New ��ý recommends sci-fi novel Under the Eye of the Big Bird

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Project Hail Mary is a spiritual sibling to The Martian - and it's fab

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Project Hail Mary is a spiritual sibling to The Martian - and it's fab

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Adrian Tchaikovsky's new Children of Time novel is brilliant

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The best new science fiction books of March 2026

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The best new science fiction books of March 2026

The latest in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time series is out this month, along with a speculative retelling of Moby-Dick and a forgotten classic from 1936

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Our verdict on Juice by Tim Winton: Australian climate novel is a hit

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Return of Fallout, Paradise and Silo fuels passion for bunker sci-fi

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Exploring sci-fi treats from George Saunders and Matthew Kressel

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Physicists can now take control of 'hidden' friction in devices

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