5 Awesome SF Novum Writing Prompts Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…

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How 'Star Trek' Boldly Became Science Classroom From genetically engineered humans to seeding other worlds with new life, to how long you can be clinically dead and still be revived. Those are just

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African Diaspora Writers Tade Thompson and Eugen Bacon Win Big at the 2026 British Science Fiction Association Awards The results are in! British-Nigerian author Tade Thompson and Tanzanian-Australian writer Eugen Bacon are among the winners of the 2026 British Science Fiction Association Awards, announced on 5 April...

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New Book Releases: April 14, 2026 - Locus Online Visit our bookshop.org page to purchase this week's new books and support your local bookstore. And us! Archer, Brooke: A Song in the Dark (Penguin Random House/Putnam 978-0593698358, $19.99, 336pp, f...

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5 SF Novum-Oriented Writing Prompts Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…

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'For All Mankind' alternative timeline vs reality: How Apple TV's sci-fi show diverges from history How do "For All Mankind"'s six decades of space exploration "history" compare with the real thing?

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Writer Fuel: Astronomers Discover an ORC in Space (And It’s Not What You Think) A still image from the animation of RAD J131346.9+500320. (Image credit: RAD@home Astronomy Collaboratory (India)) With help from citizen scientists, astronomers have spotted the most powerful "odd ra...

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The Evolution of The Science Fiction Genre In Film And Television Over The Past Decades | Scified.com Science fiction has always been a primary mirror of human progress. What yesterday seemed like a bold vision of screenwriters is becoming commonplace today, and society’s fear...

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This 15-Year-Old Novel Is Considered the Best Science Fiction Story of the 21st Century So Far The 21st century is really still only in its infancy, but there is one novel that stands out as the best science fiction so far. It also has a movie and sequel!

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NASA is testing an idea in orbit that once seemed like science fiction and has discovered that a fungus can extract valuable metals from space rocks 400 kilometers above Earth NASA discovered a fungus in space that extracts valuable metals from meteorites. Could this sci-fi breakthrough revolutionize mining?

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Isaac Asimov Reviews George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and Calls It “Not Science Fiction, But a Distorted Nostalgia for a Past that Never Was” Here in the twenty-twenties, a young reader first hearing of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four would hardly imagine it to be a work of science fiction.

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TFW you've listened to 5 hours and there's still 17 left--oh! And it is part of a series. Excellent hard SF that balances tech/science, plot, and characters/human nature. #sciencefictioncommunity #threebodyproblem @liu-cixin.bsky.social

5 Great Science Fiction Writing Prompts Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…

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Is Space Full of Alien Megastructures We Just Haven't Seen Yet? This is all purely theoretical. That said, it is grounded in real physics, which is usually how science fiction turns into science fact.

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Women, dystopia and sci-fi: why feminist science fiction matters today From restricted rights to beauty pressures, 2026 feels dystopian. Here’s why feminist sci-fi helps us understand the present—and imagine change.From restricted rights to beauty pressures, 2026 feels dystopian. Here’s why feminist sci-fi helps us understand the present, and imagine change.

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The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup Loss Protocol by Paul McAuley; Night Babies by Lucie McKnight Hardy; Honeysuckle by Bar Fridman-Tell; Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker

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My review of Gifted & Talent by Olivie Blake #audiobook #sciencefictioncommunity michelleannristuccia.substack.com/p/review-gif...

5 Great Science Fiction Novum Writing Prompts Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…

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Hardboiled Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for 'Blade Runner' Fans Fans of the classic Ridley Scott film or Denis Villeneuve's modern classic are sure to enjoy these noir science fiction and fantasy titles.

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Five Sci-Fi Stories About the Dark Side of A.I. - Reactor A.I. may be everywhere, but we don't have to like it...

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8 Award-Winning Sci-Fi Novels That Every Fan Needs to Read At Least Once GOAT sci-fi novels for Dune fans to read next.

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Dark Starlight Robert Grains stopped by the café this week and regaled diners with this terrifying tale from his visit to the Cthulhu Mythos universe, a visit in which he learns to never walk alone. Som…

NEW STORY at Starfarer's Cafe! "Dark Starlight": There's a reason you shouldn't walk alone.
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All or Nothing Rob Bignell arrived at Starfarer’s Cafe with this fantastical tale of a strange custom among several far-flung alien civilizations – a race to see who can fall into a black hole first. …

FREE STORY at Starfarer's Cafe: What if losing the race was the only way to win?
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Interview with Author Rob Bignell Starfarer’s Cafe recently sat down to talk with science fiction author Rob Bignell, whose short story All or Nothing is among the first to appear in our digital magazine. A long-time book edi…

Interview with science fiction author Rob Bignell, whose story "All or Nothing" appears on Starfarer's Cafe
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The Terrible Tentacles of L-472 Sewell Peaslee Wright returned to the café today to retell another thrilling tale from the many interplanetary assignments of Commander John Hanson of the Special Patrol Service. This time his crew…

FREE STORY at Starfarer's Cafe! Commander John Hanson and his crew face a terrifying, desperate encounter with monstrous, tentacled lifeforms on a dark, alien planet.
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5 Great Sci-Fi Writing Prompts Science fiction stories typically revolve around a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, artif…

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Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Jo Walton & Ada Palmer: Review by Gary K. Wolfe Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Jo Walton & Ada Palmer (Tor 978-1-250-37260-4, $31.99, 368pp, hc) March 2026. I have a lingering suspicion that many…

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Does Science Fiction Shape the Future? - Nautilus Conversations with visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work.

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