First published in 1963, Planet Of The Apes spawned a global media franchise including several television remakes and an Oscar®-nominated film. This stunning new edition from The Folio Society returns Pierre Boulle’s story to its literary roots with the definitive translation by Xan Fielding. Set on the idyllic-looking planet of Soros, the story follows three astronauts who
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We are delighted to exclusively reveal the cover for Luke Arnold’s upcoming novel, Dead Man In A Ditch, designed by Emily Courdelle… By Rachael Harper 09-03-20 1,114 Fetch Philips has nothing left to believe in. Which is why he’s surprised when the people of Sunder City start to believe in him… Rumour has it that
DOCILE author KM Szpara hits us up with his top five Nineties pop songs as science fiction and fantasy anthems because why the hell not… By KM Szpara 05-03-20 1,003 The two things I have loved longest in my life are Hanson and Harry Potter. The pop trio made their mainstream debut in 1997 and
When an author rejects the label of science fiction and fantasy being applied to their works, it’s usually due to disdain for the genre. For me, it was because I never believed my books deserved it. It seemed to me a matter of credentials. My books are predominantly contemporary young adult (YA) fiction. They focus
Can you tell us how you met the Wachowskis and got involved in The Matrix comics? We met at Marvel comics, and worked on a book called Ectokid. Lana was hired to be the writer right at the same time I was hired. The Matrix was still years away at this point, this was mid-Nineties
Let me preface this by saying I’m neither an ethicist nor a moral philosopher. I’m also not a research scientist or technical whiz-kid. I have no particular credentials that should lend any metaphysical weight to the opinions presented here. Think of me as an ethics enthusiast, an amateur futurist, and, above all, a lover of
Even if you’ve never heard the term, I’m prepared to bet you’ve encountered a McGuffin. The screenwriter Angus MacPhail originated the term to refer to any item which drives the plot of a film despite having little importance in itself, a technique he refined in his work with Hitchcock. These days, the term is used
We go back to Deverry with Katherine Kerr’s latest novel Sword Of Fire. By Burt Peterson 20-02-20 466 Author: Katharine Kerr Publisher: Harper Collins Released: Out now Price: £14.99 It’s been a decade since Kathereine Kerr last visited her Celtic fantasy world of Deverry; a land filled with a delightful mix of magic, elves, and
SciFiNow is proud to have an exclusive excerpt of Christopher Paolini’s debut SF novel To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars. To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars is an exciting departure from Paolini’s internationally bestselling fantasy series, which became a global phenomenon. This new book is an adventure on an intergalactic scale, where incredible events have
One of the challenges of writing SFF lies in creating a world that doesn’t seem humdrum and ordinary. Ideally, we could take all-expenses-paid journeys around the world, using teleportation so we don’t have to wait in airport lines. Of course, that’s not possible, but I feel I’ve travelled to many extreme locations through the skill
We speak to Adam Silvera, the New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die At The End, History Is All You Left Me and What If It’s Us about his latest novel and his first foray into fantasy, Infinity Son. Can you tell us more about your new novel, Infinity Son? Infinity Son is about
We are proud to be the first reveal the cover for Phoenix Extravagant, the upcoming title from Nebula by Hugo, and Clarke award-nominated author Yoon Ha Lee. Gyen Jebi isn’t a fighter or a subversive. Just an artist. One day they’re jobless and desperate; the next, Jebi finds themself recruited by the Ministry of Armor to paint
It’s been a while since we heard anything about the prequel novel to The Hunger Games that Suzanne Collins is currently writing, but EW has swooped in out of nowhere with some juicy details. The new novel, titled The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, is set 64 years before the events of the trilogy and will follow antagonist
We’re delighted to be able to give you an exclusive look at the cover of upcoming fantasy novel The Lights Of Prague by Nicole Jarvis, which is out on 21 July from Titan Books. We also have an excerpt from the book, which you can read at the bottom of the page. In the quiet
Ahead of its 2020 release, we’re thrilled to be able to reveal the cover (above) for The Nobody People by Bob Proehl. It’s the first book in a timely two-part series about love and hope in the face of bigotry that uses a world touched by the fantastic to explore our current reality. It is a story
Ahead of the release of The Vanished Birds, a new sci-fi novel from author Simon Jimenez, we’re thrilled to be able to bring you an exclusive look at the book’s cover. Check it out above. The Vanished Birds will be released in June 2020, published by Titan Books. Nia Imani is a woman out of place and
Ahead of its release on 7 July 2020, we’re excited to be able to reveal the UK cover of author Paul Tremblay’s latest sci-fi novel Survivor Song, published by Titan Books. We also have an exclusive excerpt from the book, which you can read at the bottom of the page. When it happens, it happens quickly. New
Ahead of the release of Creeping Jenny, the third book in the acclaimed John Nyquist series by Jeff Noon (out 14 April 2020), we’re thrilled to be able to reveal the book’s cover as well as an exclusive preview of the first three chapters. Weird fiction visionary and Arthur C. Clarke Award-winner Jeff Noon makes a
Get a first look at the cover of ReV, the third and final instalment of Madeline Ashby’s Machine Dynasty series By Poppy-Jay Palmer 27-11-19 2,181 Following the publications of vN and iD as part of Madeline Ashby’s Machine Dynasty series, we’re excited to announce that the sci-fi author has a third book on the way, titled ReV, which
Eragon author Christopher Paolini is set to publish a new science fiction novel with Tor Books titled To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars. The novel was acquired by Pan Macmillan in the UK – by publisher Jeremy Trevathan, with Editorial Director Bella Pagan, via Simon Lipskar of the Writers House Literary Agency. It will be
We are thrilled to be able to reveal the book cover for John P Murphy’s new sci-fi novel Red Noise, as well as an exclusive Q&A interview with the author himself. Find out more about the book below: When an asteroid miner comes to Station 35 looking to sell her cargo and get back to the
Horror stories, at their heart, are subversive. They cross boundaries and violate society’s neat categories. People often are drawn to the warm and fuzzy emotions that something like a nice romantic comedy will evoke. Horror, by contrast, exposes our darker side, which includes our fears of each other and of ourselves. Why do we watch
With Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy set to return to our screens, Battlestar Suburbia author Chris McCrudden takes a look at Marvin, the Paranoid Android, and a few other well-known bots, to see who is the campest of them all, and why they hold such fond memories. In science fiction, robots are where we pour
To celebrate the release of author Chris McCrudden’s new book Battle Beyond The Dolestars, a Battlestar Suburbia novel, we have five copies to give away! For your chance to win, answer the question at the bottom of the page. Enter the weird and wonderful world of Chris McCrudden’s Battlestar Suburbia, where household appliances have enslaved the human
It’s one thing to follow up a beloved book 34 years after it was published, but it’s quite another challenge altogether when the original book has spawned a hit TV show and become a political symbol of resistance. But Margaret Atwood isn’t going to let a little thing like that put her off. The Testaments
As Gideon The Ninth takes the book world by storm, author Tamsyn Muir talks exclusively to SciFiNow about our love of swords, and the heroes and dickheads that wield them… The sword is humanity’s favourite weapon, and sword-fighters tend to be some of our favourite characters. Excalibur, the legendary sword of King Arthur, has some claim
Following the release of her new novel, dystopian political sci-fi VOX, we talk with author Christina Dalcher about her influences, her characters and more… Your protagonist Jean is in many ways quite a relatable one – she never took a huge interest in politics until it was too late, and often throughout VOX it feels like
I blame it on The Neverending Story. Putting aside the years of counselling required to deal with the death of Artax the horse (who literally dies of sadness), it was this film and my obsession with Falkor the luckdragon that cemented my love of mythical creatures. Luckily for me (thanks, Falkor), mythical creatures are such
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Terrance Dicks, fondly known to many Doctor Who fans as ‘Uncle Terry’. A prolific writer, who wrote hundreds of books and worked extensively in television both genre and mainstream, he was best known and loved for his work on Doctor Who, first as
Ahead of the release of Tim Lebbon’s upcoming sci-fi novel Eden, we’re thrilled to be able to reveal the cover for the book as well as an exclusive extract. Here’s the book’s synopsis: From the bestselling author of The Silence comes a brand-new supernatural eco thriller. In large areas of the planet, nature is no longer
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