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Two excellent new sci-fi novels tackle robots in very different ways

Luminous by Silvia Park and Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer are both thoughtful and well-written science fiction novels, featuring robots in richly realised worlds. But there the similarities end, says Emily H. Wilson

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What to read this week: Beyond Inheritance by Roxanne Khamsi

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Why The Double Helix is such an extraordinary but infuriating book

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Why The Double Helix is such an extraordinary but infuriating book

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The Iran war is exposing the huge risks in our food system

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What to read this week: Lixing Sun's ambitious On the Origin of Sex

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Michael Pollan: 'Consciousness is really under siege'

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91av recommends the engaging Native Nations by Kathleen DuVal

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The best new popular science books of April 2026

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The best new popular science books of April 2026

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The best new science-fiction books of April 2026

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The best new science-fiction books of April 2026

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Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet

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Author of Red Mars calls 'bullshit' on emigrating to the planet

Kim Stanley Robinson opens his classic science fiction novel Red Mars in 2026. As the 91av Book Club embarks on reading it in April, he looks back on its origins – and how the idea of moving to Mars holds up today

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Read an extract from Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi classic Red Mars

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Our verdict on Art Cure by Daisy Fancourt: An inspiring call to action

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What to read this week: the persuasive How Flowers Made Our World

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The Selfish Gene: Still one of the most thrilling evolution books ever

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