Six major British science fiction authors have released an open letter calling for greater cooperation between scientists and creative people, saying that the U.K. is falling behind the U.S. in communication between the arts and sciences. The authors, including Paul McAuley, Geoff Ryman, Ken Macleod and Justina Robson, …
What are the best SF novels published by women in the past 10 years?
Can you name the 10 greatest science fiction novels by women authors published in the past decade? That's a meme that's been making the rounds, in response to a perceived increase in the marginalization of women in SF.
The Year's Most Important SF Anthology Is Out Now
If you wish science fiction would have a bit more actual science (and focus on the near future instead of the year 5 billion), you'll be thrilled that When It Changed, an anthology pairing scientists and SF authors, is out.
One Author's List Of Quite Possibly Essential Science Fiction Includes…
Vinconium and Light author M. John Harrison posted a list of "some interesting science fiction" that's been causing lots of discussion — it's not framed as a list of essential SF reading, or the greatest SF books of all time, just books that "turned [Harrison] on when he read them." And yet, it looks like a pretty great…
The Top 10 Science Fiction Stories By Women Authors
Want to find some great reads? Check out White Queen author Gwyneth Jones' list of the top 10 science fiction novels written by women, in today's Guardian. Her selections range from classics like Ursula LeGuin's Left Hand Of Darkness and Kate Wilhelm's Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang to new releases like Justina…
