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Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park

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Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park

In this extract from Luminous, the May read for the 91av Book Club, we meet a mysterious robot discovered in a salvage yard in Seoul, in a future reunified Korea

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The best new science fiction books of May 2026

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The best new science fiction books of May 2026

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Space

Ann Leckie continues to shine with new sci-fi novel Radiant Star

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Our verdict on Red Mars: Mostly great, with a few quibbles

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Our verdict on Red Mars: Mostly great, with a few quibbles

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Physics

Weird 'transdimensional' state of matter is neither 2D nor 3D

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Kim Stanley Robinson and Red Mars book

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Author Kim Stanley Robinson revisits his vision of life on Mars

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Nanodiamonds

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Diamonds are surprisingly elastic when you make them tiny

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Pet owner feeding his tabby cat.

Life

Tweaking the smell of cat food can encourage fussy felines to eat

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Sci-fi show The Miniature Wife underwhelms – despite the big names

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Sci-fi show The Miniature Wife underwhelms – despite the big names

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2R2EXK8 Cyborg woman face detail in dark space.Metaverse AI artificial intelligence data analysis technology.3d illustration.

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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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Physics

Quantum entanglement can be measured in solids for the first time

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Physics

The invisibility cloak inventor now has better tricks up his sleeve

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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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