What rights should artificial intelligence have? Are they more than just the sum of their code? Can AIs love? Any science fiction fan worth their salt has pondered these questions at length. And these questions pop up time and again ...
Read More »Lucky Ghost by Matthew Blakstad
Cyberpunk has, understandably, been enjoying a resurgence of late. Our lives are practically a cyberpunk reality, with net neutrality issues and augmented reality devices growing in popularity. Not only is the technology of cyberpunk becoming ubiquitous in the real-world, the ...
Read More »The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: Do not judge other species by your own social norms
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is damn fun.While Becky Chambers’ debut might not have the most polished prose or general technical skill that an established SF writer, more science fiction novels should err on the side of ...
Read More »A Man Lies Dreaming by Lavie Tidhar
Tidhar’s most recent novel, A Man Lies Dreaming (Hodder) is a strange beast. I’m not sure what I expected, but what I read wasn’t it. His prose is musical, brilliant to read. And the story? Odd. I had heard of ...
Read More »Way Down Dark by James Smythe
I enjoy a good dystopian YA thriller as much as the next Hunger Games fan, but there comes a point when I’ve got to say enough is enough. They have all become so samey. Once the initial depressing world is ...
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