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 ...

Credited with founding science fiction as a field, Shelley’s key contribution to the genre was Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. She completed the novel in 1817, when she was still a teenager, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The science-fiction world is full of fascinating concepts. The avenues for storytelling are not limited to natural bounds, and thanks to that, writers can go in any direction. Because of this, the ...

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 ...

Is this the most exciting time ever for sci-fi? A genre once generally considered the preserve of men, sci-fi is now enjoyed by all. And with a shift in audience, there’s also been a shift in sci-fi ...

Surely I can get an ‘amen’ from my geek sisters when I point out that we watch sci-fi too? So, why are there so few good female characters in science fiction television? Certainly, things have ...

She was one of the first female icons in the sci-fi world, dazzling television audiences with her sparkling spandex jumpsuits in the late 1970s. Her standout role in the 1979 theatrical film, Buck ...

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 ...

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 ...