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The best new science fiction books of September 2024

From Michel Houellebecq to Booker-longlisted Richard Powers and Rachel Kushner, there is plenty of excellent science fiction to read this September

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The best new science fiction books of September 2024

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N.K. Jemisin on the prescience and brilliance of Parable of the Sower

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N.K. Jemisin on the prescience and brilliance of Parable of the Sower

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Tade Thompson: 'It's like the internet, but for aliens'

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An entertaining history of gases shows science at work in daily life

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New Scientist recommends YouTube series Journey to the Microcosmos

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Would you resurrect a dead loved one with AI, asks a new documentary

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Why many inventions, from flying cars to smart robots, fail to launch

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Why do teenagers take such risks? A new book has some answers

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Why do teenagers take such risks? A new book has some answers

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All Systems Red

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New Scientist recommends Martha Wells's sci-fi novella All Systems Red

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Cute housebot Sunny lures us into an intriguing and flawed TV show

In TV show Sunny, an adorable robot befriends Suzie, a lonely US expat in Kyoto. Its appearance also primes us to love the show, despite it ducking the complex questions it raises, says Bethan Ackerley

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Imagining Nigeria as ground zero in an alien invasion

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Imagining Nigeria as ground zero in an alien invasion

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The best science non-fiction books of 2024 so far

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The best new science fiction books of July 2024

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The best new science fiction books of July 2024

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Matt Parker's comic look at trigonometry is a bit heavy on the maths

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