Science fiction and fantasy book releases, author updates, reading guides and publishing events.
Dune Part 2 increasingly likely after positive reaction from critics
After overwhelmingly positive reviews following a Cannes film festival screening, and recent comments by Dune director Denis Villeneuve, the probability that Dune (Part 2) will be made has increased dramatically. Rotten…
Latest details about Asimov’s Foundation TV series on Apple TV Plus
Delayed by COVID-19 like everything else, the first season of Apple’s Foundation series is fast approaching. Could this be the start of a series as epic as Game of Thrones…
New Dune trailer impresses
If you were thinking of watching Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming Dune movie on a streaming service on the small screen, viewing this new Dune trailer may make you reconsider. Aptly titled…
Isaac Asimov reading guide
Who was Isaac Asimov? If you appreciate science fiction and have never heard of Isaac Asimov, you’ve probably been hiding in a cave or perhaps living in an alternate universe. One…
John Wyndham: The invisible man of science fiction
I’ve long been a big fan of the British author John Wyndham, most famous for The Day of the Triffids (1951), a tale of aggressive plants that roam the Earth…
Two Dune movies on their way
Brian Herbert, son of science fiction writer Frank Herbert, and author of numerous Dune books set in his father’s universe with Kevin J. Anderson, recently updated fans on Twitter: “I…
Can Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series finally make it?
Apple teams up with Skydance / 2021 update Apple has joined forces with Skydance Television to bring the Foundation TV series to life at last. Read all the details about…
New Game of Thrones trailer with dragons and ice
It seems like decades since Game of Thrones Season 6 ended. At last, the seventh season is upon us, starting 16 July. HBO has been kind enough to release a…
Why science fiction authors can’t win
Science fiction authors have long been outcasts from the literary world, in some cases critics using the worst examples of the genre as ammunition against it. Unfortunately though, at times…
Best science fiction novels
If you’re a new (or avid) reader of science fiction and fantasy, the list of novels that have won Hugo and Nebula awards is an essential resource to guide your…
No Man’s Sky: 18 quintillion science fiction worlds ready for VR
If you’re a science fiction reader, the visuals generated by the upcoming computer game No Man’s Sky look hauntingly familiar. The trailers and screenshots released so far are striking reminders of…
Neal Stephenson reading guide
US science fiction writer Neal Stephenson is perhaps best known for his outstanding novel Cryptonomicon, an epic science fiction tale that switches between Allied codebreakers working at Bletchley Park during…
Star Wars Rogue One trailer does not disappoint
Star Wars: Rogue One will be the second Star Wars film to be released since George Lucas sold the franchise rights to Disney for four billion, which after the reception of The Force Awakens,…
Science fiction writer J.G. Ballard dies, aged 78
J.G. Ballard, most famous for the novels Crash and Empire of the Sun, has died aged 78 after a long illness. According to the BBC, his agent Margaret Hanbury said…