We’re hungry for the rest of the story, and 2019 is set to deliver. Whether from well-established authors or relative newcomers, the sequels are coming—some of them long-awaited, some of them dreaded (because we don’t want the stories to end), and at least one that was wildly unexpected. Here are 35 science fiction and fantasy […]
N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy is about the end of history. At the 2018 Hugo Awards, presented last night at WorldCon 76 in San Jose, California, she made history. “I am on this stage accepting this award for pretty much the same reason as every previous Hugo winner,” Jemisin said. “Because I worked my ass […]
With last week’s publication of Revenant Gun, Yoon Ha Lee has just completed his debut science fiction trilogy, meaning he is now well and truly a science fiction writer, this being a genre that loves its trilogies. Readers certainly love this one—the first two books of The Machineries of Empire trio have been nominated for […]
It’s easy, in so many ways, to write revolutions; the harder thing to write is the aftermath. Revenant Gun, the third volume in Yoon Ha Lee’s twice Hugo-nominated Machineries of Empire trilogy, writes the aftermath of revolution with sensitivity and poise, charting a path forward in the confusing mess of sudden freedom and the terror […]
Earlier this year I wrote a post about how artificial intelligences might develop a personality. And once you are a person (biological, artificial, or some combination of the two), theoretically you are entitled to have your own life—and you can chose to keep at least part of that life private. Five recent books that explore […]