In honor of Black History Month, we're recommending these fantasy and sci-fi novels written by Black authors.

One of science fiction's jobs is to give humanity a map of where we're headed. From Jules Verne to William Gibson, sci-fi authors have described their versions of the future, and how people might live ...

Frank Herbert's Dune is a triumph of sci-fi literature, but books like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Fahrenheit 451 are undoubtedly better.

At the tail end of 2025, Brandon Sanderson left his massive Cosmere fantasy universe behind for his new short story collection Tailored Realities. But more surprisingly, the book largely leaves the ...

We science fiction fans are going to have our work cut out for us to make it through all the riches on offer this month. There are at least four books published in October that are must-reads for me, ...

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 ...

Popular science fiction has long shaped public understanding of scientific possibility, yet studies suggest that many widely recognized sci-fi concepts depart significantly from established physics. 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 ...