Narratives used to justify war have achieved a flimsiness so outrageous they would strain credulity in novels. Inspired by ...

Blending science fiction with the devastating ecological impacts of climate change, these books are the very best that ...

With deeply constructed and immersive worldbuilding, these sci-fi masterpieces span from sprawling interstellar empires to ...

We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site. It has been a sadly light year for epic-scale science fiction, but casual readers and hardcore fans alike will be relieved ...

One of my most anticipated books of the year is out this month: a collection of short stories set in the post-apocalyptic devastation of Stephen King’s The Stand. I love a good end-times story, and ...

There are 20 books written by Stephen King that belong to the sci-fi genre, including The Dead Zone and Firestarter... but ...

October’s best science fiction books deal with an unconventional alien invasion and a terraforming venture that’s gone terribly wrong. New fantasies about a secret society of alchemists and a ...

Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...

Sublimation by Isabel J Kim; Last Day of a Prior Life by Andrés Barba; Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay; The Carrier by Ruth Newton; Time to Burn by Ellery Lloyd ...

Emily H. Wilson is wild for this sci-fi novel: I’ve not heard our sci-fi columnist recommend a book so wholeheartedly in all the time she’s written for us. It follows Mawukana na-Vdnaze, a deep-space ...

Whether you’re looking for a classic or the latest and greatest, start here. By The New York Times Books Staff The year’s best speculative fiction includes a fantasy novel by Kelly Link, alien epics ...