Science Fiction Books Stories

This beautifully written space opera explores race, class, and history.

In its second season, Netflix's runaway hit "Stranger Things" continued to challenge sci-fi and horror tropes.

With great power comes great responsibility.

The librettist, composer, and music director of the Parable of the Sower opera shares her thoughts on Octavia E. Butler's legacy and the potential of theater to activate change.

If you need a feline fix, we’ll help you find your purr-fect read.

The author and podcaster discusses the new novel "It Devours," the Denver International Airport, and the appeal of the inexplicable.

One of Octavia E. Butler's editors shares how a new opera highlights the prescience and beauty of the late author's dystopian masterpiece.

Double the X chromosomes, double the badassery.

"This is not going to go the way you think."

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The adaptation of Jeff Vandermeer's sci-fi horror novel looks just as chilling and thought-provoking as its source material.

From dystopian fantasy worlds to apocalyptic science fiction, sometimes books give us a very disturbing look at a possible future.

In a galaxy far, far away...

Could your iPhone turn into your enemy?

Although considered a classic today, "The Forever War" was at first deemed unpublishable—partially because it dared to include female characters.

Thirty years after it first came out, Philip José Farmer's "Dayworld" continues to resonate with modern readers.

What are some of YOUR favorite geeky tunes?

Best-selling author Greg Bear on the genre’s new ‘golden age.'

Do you know the true identities of the authors penning your favorite science fiction and fantasy novels? 

Remembering the exceptional science fiction author.