The science fiction novel has experienced something of a renaissance in recent years thanks to Naomi Alderman’s electrifying (quite literally) The Power, the epic Mad Max-in-space of Kameron Hurley’s ...

Two centuries. Two hundred years. That’s how long we’ve had science fiction. From the birth of Frankenstein, to the death of Ursula K Le Guin. Two hundred years. This was originally meant to be just ...

Folk rock sisters The Staves sing live in studio. What's happened to the tough women in science fiction? Alison Curtis - Britain's first female boxing coach. Presented by Jenni Murray.

In February of this year, Ann Leckie’s book Ancillary Justice won a Golden Tentacle Award from The Kitschies—an award that celebrates “the year's most progressive, intelligent and entertaining works ...

Since the pandemic and the growing influence of BookTok on the bestseller charts, romantasy has taken over the traditionally male-dominated Sci-Fi & Fantasy category via Nielsen BookScan. Of the ...

Author Mary Robinette Kowal was criticised by members of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Wikimedia Commons A conversation on a public science fiction forum has revealed that prejudice ...

Science fiction emerged nearly 300 years ago during a time of great advances in science. Since then authors have tried to make sense of their world by imagining what the future will look like.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

More brains than brawn, the type of strength on this list flies in the face of your perfunctory two-dimensional damsel in distress. For here we present women with fleshed-out characteristics. With ...

Female characters are often given a raw deal in action films - simply fulfilling the role of love interest or assistant - but the flexible rules of the science fiction setting can empower and liberate ...